Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Liam Mac Shim | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Left corner-back | ||
Born | Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, Ireland | 21 June 1966||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Occupation | Tyre fitter | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Bennettsbridge | |||
Club titles | |||
Kilkenny titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1990-1996 | Kilkenny | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 3 | ||
All-Irelands | 2 | ||
NHL | 1 | ||
All Stars | 2 |
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Simpson first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Bennettsbridge club, however, his early sporting life was dominated by soccer. [2] As a centre half of sweeper with his local club East End, he won every honour in the Kilkenny and District League. At imter-county level, Simpson was overlooked for the Kilkenny minor and under-21 teams, however, he won an All-Ireland Junior Championship title in 1990. This success saw him drafted on to the Kilkenny senior hurling team in advance of the 1990-91 league. Simspon was corner-back on the Kilkenny team that won consecutive All-Ireland CHampionship titles in 1992 and 1993. [3] [4] His other honours include a National League title, three consecutive Leinster Championship medals and two consecutive All-Star Awards.
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