Tom Semple

Tom Semple

Thomas "Tom" Semple (1879–1943) was an Irish hurler who played as a half-forward for the Tipperary senior team.

Semple joined the panel during the 1897 championship and eventually became a regular member of the starting seventeen until his retirement after the 1909 championship. During that time he won three All-Ireland medals and four Munster medals. An All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion, Semple captained the team to the All-Ireland title in 1906 and in 1908.

At club level Semple was a six-time county club championship medalist with Thurles.