Tuam Stars GAA
Tuam Stars is a Gaelic football club based in Tuam, County Galway. It is a member of the Galway GAA branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association.
History
In December 1887, Tuam's first football club was formed with the intention of playing association football. Soon, the club came under scrutiny to conform to the proper Gaelic standards of football. This change was opposed by a local newspaper, The Tuam Herald, which suggested a newspaper campaign to insist on a proper code of rules. Despite this, in February 1889, the club switched to Gaelic football under the name Tuam Stars. It played its first game on Saint Patrick's Day of that year.Notable players
- Seán Purcell - All-Ireland Medal winner with Galway in 1956 and member of the GAA Team of the Century and GAA and Galway Team of the Millennium
- Frank Stockwell - All-Ireland Medal winner with Galway in 1956 and member of the Galway Team of the Millennium
- Johnny Carey - 1971 All Star winner
- Jarlath Fallon - All-Ireland Medal winner with Galway in 1998 and 2001 and Footballer of the Year in 1998
- Conor Doherty - Minor All-Ireland winner 2007, U-21 All-Ireland winner 2011, current member of Galway Senior Football panel
- Paul Doherty - Former Inter-County goalkeeper for Galway
- Matt Flannelly
- Mick Garrett - All-Ireland Medal winner with Galway in 1964 and 1965
- Cyril Kelly - All-Ireland Medal winner with Galway in 1956 and current Vice-President of the club
- John Lynch (Roscommon Gaelic footballer) - 2-time Connacht winner with Roscommon in the early 1960s
- Jack Mangan - Captain of the Galway All-Ireland winning team of 1956
- John Nallen - All-Ireland runner-up with Galway in 1959
- Gary O'Donnell - captained Galway to the Connacht title in 2016
- Pat O'Neill - All-Ireland runner-up with Galway in 1983
- P. J. Smyth - 1971 All Star winner
- Brian Talty - All-Ireland runner-up with Galway in 1983
- John Tobin - 1974 All Star winner