Tom Cashman (born 28 August 1957) is an Irish former hurler, coach and selector who played for Cork Senior Championship club Blackrock.
Equally comfortable as a half-back or at midfield, Cashman is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time.
From his debut, Cashman was ever-present either at midfield or in the half-back line and made 36 Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in 1988.
At inter-provincial level, Cashman was selected to play in seven championship campaigns with Munster, with Railway Cup titles being secured in 1978, 1981 and 1985.
His father was a long-serving goalkeeper with Blackrock and was part of the Cork team that won three All-Ireland titles in-a-row in the 1950s.
He was in goal when Blackrock beat Eoghan Ruadh to win the inaugural Féile na nGael tournament in 1971.
He lined out in all four championship games that year, including the final when Blackrock were beaten by St.
[10] Cashman was again a regular championship starter the following year and was at right wing-forward for the victory over Glen Rovers in the 1975 final.
[12][13] Cashman was also a member of the St. Michael's football team that lost three consecutive Cork SFC finals in 1976, 1977 and 1978.
[16] Blackrock retained the Cork SHC title after a win over St. Finbarr's in the 1979 final, with Cashman claiming his third winners' medal.
Cashman began his inter-county career as a dual player at minor level in 1974 and ended the season with two All-Ireland medals as Cork completed the double following defeats of Kilkenny and Mayo respectively.
[21] He claimed a second successive Munster U21HC medal the following year but ended the season with a defeat by Kilkenny in the 1977 All-Ireland under-21 final.
Cork's 1979 season ended with an All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Galway, however, Cashman had earlier claimed a third successive Munster SHC title.
In October 1993, Cashman was appointed joint-coach of the Cork minor hurling team alongside Jimmy Barry-Murphy.
[36] Their first season in charge saw Cork secure the Munster MHC title before losing the 1994 All-Ireland minor final to Galway.
Cashman and Barry-Murphy were retained in their coaching roles and, after securing a second successive Munster title, guided Cork to a 2-10 to 1-02 defeat of Kilkenny in the 1995 All-Ireland minor final.
[37] This success resulted in Barry-Murphy immediately taking over as Cork senior team manager, with Cashman joining him in the role of selector.
[41] His one-season in charge saw Cork fail in their bid to secure a third successive Munster title before losing to Galway in the All-Ireland qualifiers.