Willie Fitzmaurice

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Willie Fitzmaurice
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Born Limerick, Ireland
Occupation Priest
Club(s)
YearsClub
Killeedy GAA
Inter-county(ies)
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]

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References

  1. Munster Senior Hurling Teams – Munster GAA Web Site
  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