out at left wing-back in the 1964 All-Ireland under-21 final defeat of Wexford. He claimed a second successive provincial winners' medal the following year, however, Wexford reversed the previous year's result by beating Tipperary by 3-07 to 1-04 in the 1964 All-Ireland under-21 final. By that stage Gaynor had already joined the senior team. He was an unused substitute throughout the 1964 campaign and, after collecting a Munster SHC medal, ended the season by being listed as one of the substitutes for the 1964 All-Ireland final defeat of Kilkenny. Gaynor later made his debut in the Oireachtas Tournament. Gaynor was a regular member of the starting fifteen throughout the 1964-65 league and championship campaigns. He won a second successive Munster SHC medal - his first on the field of play - after an 18-point win over Cork in the Munster final. Gaynor collected a second successive All-Ireland winners' medal following the 2-16 to 0-10 defeat of Wexford in the 1965 All-Ireland final. He ended the season by claiming a first National League title after a defeat of New York. After an unsuccessful season in 1966, Gaynor won a third Munster winners' medal after a defeat of Clare in the 1967 Munster final. He was named in his customary left wing-back position for the 3-08 to 2-07 defeat by Kilkenny in the 1967 All-Ireland final. In spite of this defeat, Gaynor was named Tipperary Hurler of the Year and was also selected on the Gaelic Weekly Team of the Year. Gaynor won a second National League title after a defeat of New York at the end of the 1967-68 league season. He later won a fourth Munster title in five years after a 2-13 to 1-07 win over Cork in the 1968 Munster final. The 1968 All-Ireland final was the fourth Tipperary-Wexford final of the decade and, in spite of his side holding an eight-point half-time lead, Gaynor ended up on the losing side for the second successive year. After two seasons without success, Gaynor won his fifth and final provincial winners' medal in 1971 after a one-point defeat of Limerick in the final. The subsequent All-Ireland final saw Tipperary win with a goal to spare over Kilkenny, with Gaynor quoted in the Irish Press as saying: "It was the best match in which I have played and I am tremendously proud to win my third All-Ireland medal." Managerial career In