| Code | Hurling |
|---|---|
| Sport | Hurling |
| Irish | Áistín Ó Floinn |
| Feet | 5 |
| Inches | 11 |
| Occupation | Health Board employee |
| County | Waterford |
| Province | Munster |
| Club | Abbeyside |
| Clcountyh | 0 |
| Clcountyf | 0 |
| Counties | Waterford |
| Icposition | Full-back |
| Icyears | 1952–1967 |
| Icprovince | 3 |
| Icallireland | 1 |
| Nhl | 1 |
| Birth date | 1933 |
| Birth place | Abbeyside, County Waterford, Ireland |
| Death date | 26 April 2021 (aged 88) |
| Death place | Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland |
Augustine P. Flynn (1933 – 26 April 2021), known as Austin Flynn, was an Irish hurler. As a player, he was noted in newspaper reports as a "fine hard-tackling but honest player" and "a sturdy sentry on the edge of the square."[1] Flynn had a fifteen-year association with the Waterford senior hurling team and has been described as "one of its greatest defenders."[2]
Career
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the Waterford senior hurling team rose from obscurity to enjoy a golden age in the sport. Flynn, having earlier lined out at minor level but declined a position on the junior team because of his youth, first played for the team in 1952 but only established himself as first-choice full-back five years later. It was a position he retained for over a decade.[3] After winning the first of three Munster Championship medals in 1957, Flynn went on to claim his sole All-Ireland Championship title after a replay defeat of Kilkenny in 1959. He also won a National League medal in 1963. At club level, Flynn enjoyed a lengthy career playing for Abbeyside in both hurling and Gaelic football. With Munster he won two Railway Cup medals.
Flynn had 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.
Death
Flynn's death was announced on 27 April 2021.[4]
References
- ^ "Limerick will fancy their chances of an upset". Waterford News & Star. 5 July 2007. Retrieved 23 July 2012.[dead link]
- ^ "Waterford All-Ireland winner Austin Flynn passes away". Hogan Stand. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Barry, Stephen (26 April 2021). "All-Ireland winning Waterford full-back Austin Flynn dies". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 April 2021.