Vincy Twomey

Vincy Twomey

Personal information
Irish name	Uinseann Ó Tuama
Sport	Hurling
Position	Centre-back
Born	1929 Blackpool, Cork, Ireland
Died	30 May 1993 (aged 64) Blackpool, Cork, Ireland
Club(s)
Years	Club
1950-1958	Glen Rovers
Club titles
Cork titles	4
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1950-1957	Cork	19 (0-1)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	4
All-Irelands	3
NHL	1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:46, 12 September 2014.

Vincent "Vincy" Twomey (1929 – 30 May 1993) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Cork senior team.

Born in Blackpool, Cork, Twomey first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team before later joining the junior side. He joined the senior panel during the 1950 championship. Twomey went on to play a key role during a golden age for the team, and won three All-Ireland medals, four Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Twomey won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he was a multiple championship medallist with Glen Rovers. Twomey also enjoyed championship success as a Gaelic footballer with St. Nicholas'.

Throughout his career Twomey made 19 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1957 championship.

Honours

Team

Glen Rovers

• Cork Senior Hurling Championship (4): 1950, 1953, 1954, 1958

St. Nicholas'

• Cork Senior Football Championship (1): 1954

Cork

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1952, 1953, 1954
• Munster Senior Hurling Championship (4): 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956
• National Hurling League (1): 1952-53
• All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1950
• Munster Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1950

Munster

• Railway Cup (1): 2000