Willie Fitzmaurice

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Willie Fitzmaurice
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Born (1946-12-04) December 4, 1946 (age 79)
Limerick, Ireland
Occupation Priest
Club
YearsClub
Killeedy GAA
Inter-county
YearsCounty
1970s and 1980s
Limerick

Willie Fitzmaurice (born 4 December 1946) was a hurler from Killeedy, south of Limerick, who played with the Limerick teams in the 1970s and 1980s [1]

In 1998, he became a county team selector along with former teammates Éamonn Cregan and David Punch [2] and advocated the retention of the back-door system. [3]

He was the parish priest in Kilmallock in 2008; [4] as such he celebrated the mass of his deceased niece, Elizabeth Gubbins, who died in the controversial Vernelli hit-and-run case in Rome. [5] [6]

He is the brother of Limerick hurler Paudie Fitzmaurice.[ citation needed ]

Hurling style

The Fitzmaurice brothers were noted for their unusual hurling technique: when striking the sliotar, the Fitzmaurice brothers did not bend their elbows, making it difficult for their opponents to hook them. [7] [8]

References

  1. "Munster Senior Hurling Teams – Munster GAA Web Site". Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2008.
  2. Irish Sport News, 25 April 1998
  3. Irish Sport News, 15 October 1998
  4. Connor, John O (1 May 2008). "The bells of progress". The Munster Express.
  5. Irish Examiner - 2008/03/26: Hit-and-run pictures ‘intensified pain and loss’
  6. The Limerick Blogger - latest Limerick news and Limerick events » Blog Archive » New twist in Vernarelli Hit-and-run case
  7. YouTube - 1980 All-Ireland Hurling Final Galway Limerick 1st half
  8. YouTube - 1980 All-Ireland Hurling Final Galway Limerick 2nd half