Austin Flynn

Austin Flynn (born 1933) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full-back for the Waterford senior team.

Austin Flynn

Personal information
Irish name	Áistín Ó Floinn
Sport	Hurling
Position	Full-back
Born	1933 Abbeyside, County Waterford, Ireland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation	Health Board employee
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Abbeyside
Club titles
	Football	Hurling
Waterford titles	0	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1952-1967	Waterford
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	3
All-Irelands	1
NHL	1

Flynn is regarded as one of Waterford's greatest players of all-time.[1] He made his first appearance for the team during the 1952 championship and eventually became a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1967 championship.[2] During that time he won one All-Ireland winners' medal, three Munster winners' medals and one National League winners' medal. He ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.

Flynn has a number of personal achievements including three Cú Chulainn awards. He was recognised as his county's greatest full-back when he was picked in that position on the Waterford Hurling Team of the Millennium.

At club level Flynn played both hurling and Gaelic football with the Abbeyside but finished his career without claiming a county club championship medal.

References

1. "Limerick will fancy their chances of an upset". Waterford News & Star. 5 July 2007. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
2. "Call for `08 heroes to graduate". An Fear Rua website. 31 August 2008. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2012.