Known for his skill, pace and athleticism, Tony Kelly is widely regarded to be the greatest Clare hurler of all time.
Kelly attended St Flannan's College in Ennis for his secondary education and as of 2021 works in the school as a Business teacher as well as coaching the senior hurling team.
[5] After trailing at half-time, Clare outscored Kilkenny by 1-10 to 0-4 in the second period of play to secure a 2-17 to 2-11 victory in the All-Ireland final of the same year.
Three second-half goals through Conor Lehane, Anthony Nash and Pa Cronin, and a tenth point of the game from Patrick Horgan gave Cork a one-point lead as injury time came to an end.
Clare's Shane O'Donnell was a late addition to the team, and went on to score a hat-trick of goals in the first nineteen minutes of the game.
Horgan top scored for Cork, however, further goals from Conor McGrath and Darach Honan secured a 5-16 to 3-16 victory for Clare.
[12][13] In June 2014, Kelly featured in the Sky Sports television advert to promote their new broadcasting deal with the GAA.