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Thomas `` Tommy '' Ring -LRB- born 1938 -RRB- is an Irish retired hurler who played as a goalkeeper and right wing-forward for the Westmeath senior team .. Westmeath. Westmeath GAA. Irish. Irish people. hurler. Hurling. Born in Castlepollard , County Westmeath , Ring first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Westmeath minor team .. Castlepollard. Castlepollard GAA. Westmeath. Westmeath GAA. County Westmeath. County Westmeath. He made his senior debut in the 1956 championship .. 1956 championship. All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1956. championship. Dublin Senior Hurling Championship. Ring went on to play a key part for Westmeath , and won two National League -LRB- Division 2 -RRB- medals .. Westmeath. Westmeath GAA. As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions , Ring won one Railway Cup medal as a non-playing substitute .. Leinster. Leinster GAA. Railway Cup. Railway Cup. At club level he won one championship medal with Castlepollard and two championship medals with Kilmacud Crokes .. Castlepollard. Castlepollard GAA. Kilmacud Crokes. Kilmacud Crokes GAA. championship. Dublin Senior Hurling Championship. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1972 championship .. championship. Dublin Senior Hurling Championship. 1972 championship. 1972 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Ring is widely regarded as one of Westmeath 's greatest hurlers .. Westmeath. Westmeath GAA. In 2000 he was named in the right wing-forward position on the Westmeath Hurling Team of the Millennium .. Westmeath. Westmeath GAA. He is a distant relative of Christy Ring , regarded by many as the greatest hurler of all-time .. hurler. Hurling. Christy Ring. Christy Ring