Tom Spillane was a famous Gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

er for Templenoe and Kerry

Kerry GAA

The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...

 in the 1980s.

Tom Spillane was born in Templenoe

Templenoe

Templenoe is a settlement in County Kerry, Ireland. It is situated four miles from Kenmare, on the N70 road to Sneem, which forms part of the Ring of Kerry....

, near Kenmare

Kenmare

Kenmare is a small town in the south of County Kerry, Ireland. The name Kenmare is the anglicised form of Ceann Mara meaning "head of the sea", referring to the head of Kenmare Bay.-Location:...

, County Kerry

County Kerry

Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...

 in 1962. He was, along with his brother Pat

Pat Spillane

Patrick Gerard Spillane , better known as Pat Spillane, is a retired Gaelic footballer and well known Irish sports pundit. He played Gaelic football with his local club Templenoe and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1975 until 1991...

, a key member of the successful Kerry Gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

 teams of the 1980s. He won an All Ireland Minor Medal in 1980 before he first broke into the county panel in 1981 and he played with Kerry for the next eleven seasons, winning 4 All Ireland Senior

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...

 medals, 5 Munster Senior

Munster Senior Football Championship

The Munster Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of football played in the province of Munster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Munster Council and are played during the summer months...

 medals, 1 Kerry County title and 3 All-Stars

GAA All Stars Awards

The All Stars Awards, currently sponsored by Vodafone, are given annually since 1971 by the Gaelic Athletic Association to the best player in each of the fifteen positions in Gaelic football and Hurling in Ireland. Additionally, one player in each code is selected as the player of the year...

. Together with his brothers Mick

Mick Spillane

Mick Spillane is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Templenoe and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team in the 1970s and 1980s. Mick is a fish monger on the Dingle Peninsula. He is a six-time All-Ireland SFC winner.- References :...

 and Pat

Pat Spillane

Patrick Gerard Spillane , better known as Pat Spillane, is a retired Gaelic footballer and well known Irish sports pundit. He played Gaelic football with his local club Templenoe and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1975 until 1991...

, the Spillane's hold a record 23 All Ireland medals at all levels between them.Spillane works as an auctioneer and runs his business from Killarney.He specialises in dealing with property in the Killarney and Kenmare areas. He has sons called Tom, Adrian, Killian and Conor.