Willie Joyce (Gaelic footballer)

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Willie Joyce
Personal information
Irish name Liam Seoige
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield
Born 1950 (age 7071)
Tuam, County Galway
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
1960s-1980s
Killererin
Club titles
Galway titles 2
Connacht titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1969-1984
Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 6
All-Irelands 0
NFL 1
All Stars 0

Willie Joyce (born 1950) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder for the Galway senior team. [1]

Joyce joined the team for a pre-season game in 1969 and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement at the end of the 1984 championship. During that time he won six Connacht medals, one National League medal and one All-Star award. [2] He is almost unique in having lost four All-Ireland finals during his career.

Joyce enjoyed a lengthy club career with Killererin, winning Connacht medals and two county championship medals.

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References

  1. "Willie Joyce". Hogan Stand website. 13 January 1995. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  2. "Galway GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Cyril Dunne
Galway Senior Football Bainisteoir
1986-1989
Succeeded by
Johnny Tobin

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