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Tommy Quaid (23 April 1957 – 10 October 1998) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling at various times with his local clubs Feohanagh-Castlemahon and Effin and was the goalkeeper on the Limerick senior inter-county team from 1976 until 1993. Quaid was regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of his generation. ==Biography== Tommy Quaid was born in Charleville, County Cork in 1957. The son of Bridie (née Collins) and Jack Quaid, he was born into a family that had a strong association with hurling. His father was one of the key players on the Limerick team which beat London in the 1954 All-Ireland junior final. He won a senior Munster title the following year when a Mick Mackey-trained team shocked Clare in the provincial decider.〔''Captains of the Ash'' p. 269〕 Quaid's five children all followed in their father's footsteps on the hurling field. Séamus Quaid was a stalwart of the Feohanagh club until he emigrated to Australia. John Quaid went on to represent his county at minor and under 21 levels while Pat Quaid also served as a member of the Limerick under-21 hurling panel. Noreen Quaid also represented her County and local club in Feoghangh.〔 The Quaid family moved to Feohanagh, County Limerick when Tommy was just a few years old. He was educated at the local national school before later attending secondary school in nearby Newcastle West.〔 Quaid trained as a fitter with the local Golden Vale company and later set up his own engineering business.〔 In retirement from inter-county hurling he built up his business. In 1998, however, tragedy struck. While working on the Credit Union building in Charleville, the place of his birth, Quaid fell twenty feet from some scaffolding and landed on his back, hitting his head in the process. He was immediately rushed to hospital, however, he died from his injuries several days later on 10 October 1998.〔〔''Captains of the Ash'' p. 268〕 Quaid's sons Tomás and Nicky have represented Limerick at underage levels and were members of the Effin team that lost the 2007 Limerick Junior 'A' hurling final to a Caherline team. Nicky Quaid now plays in goals for the under-21 limerick team. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tommy Quaid」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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