Thomas Butler (1951 - 12 November 2020) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Drom & Inch and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a forward. Career Butler first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Drom & Inch club, as well as lining out with Templemore CBS. He made his senior debut at club level as a 15-year-old in 1966 and won two Mid Tipperary Championship titles in a career that spanned four decades. Butler first appeared on the inter-county scene with the Tipperary under-21 team, having earlier failed to make the minor team. His three years in the under-21 grade yielded a Munster Under-21 Championship title in 1972. Butler was later drafted onto the Tipperary senior hurling team and made his debut against Limerick in the last game of the 1973-74 league. His senior career coincided with a barren spell for Tipperary in terms of success, however, he won a National Hurling League medal in 1979, having claimed an All-Star the previous year. Butler also wona Railway Cup medal with Munster in 1978. Honours Team Drom & Inch Mid Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1974, 1984 Tipperary National Hurling League: 1978-79 Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1972 Munster Railway Cup: 1978 Individual Awards All-Star Award: 1978 RTÉ Goal of the Year: 1979 References External link Tommy Butler profile on Tipp GAA Archives website 1951 births 2020 deaths Drom-Inch hurlers Tipperary inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers