Tom Scullion

{{Short description|Derry Gaelic footballer (1939–2021)}}

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{{Infobox Gaelic Athletic Association player

| code= Football

| sport = Gaelic football

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| name = Tom Scullion

| irish = Tomás Ó Scolláin

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| occupation = Primary school principal

| county = Derry

| province = Ulster

| club = Bellaghy

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| clcounty = 12

| clprovince =2

| clallireland = 1

| colleges = Queen's University Belfast

| sig = 1

| counties = Derry

| icposition = Right wing-forward

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| icprovince = 1

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| nfl = 0

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| icupdate = 23:42, 12 February 2021

| birth_date = 1939

| death_date = 12 February 2021 (aged 81)

| birth_place = Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland

| death_place = Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland

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Thomas Scullion (1939 – 12 February 2021) was an Irish Gaelic footballer, manager and administrator. Regarded as a "legend of club and county", he won Ulster Championships with the Derry senior football team as both a player and manager.{{cite news|url=https://hoganstand.com/Article/Index/315597|title="The most decorated club player ever in Derry" - Tom Scullion RIP|date=12 February 2021|publisher=Hogan Stand|accessdate=12 February 2021|first=|last=}} Scullion has also been described as Derry's most decorated club player of all time, having won the All-Ireland Club Championship and 12 Derry County Championship titles with Bellaghy.{{cite news|url=https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport/gaa/gaelic-football/tom-scullion-tributes-paid-following-19828975|title=Tom Scullion tributes paid following death of former Derry GAA player and manager|date=12 February 2021|publisher=Belfast Live|accessdate=12 February 2021|first=|last=}}

Honours

=Player=

;Queen's University Belfast

;Bellaghy

;Derry

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