Bill Tabb (hurler)

William Tabb (30 May 1918[1] – 15 January 1997) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Midleton, Carrigtwohill and Cobh and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team.

Bill Tabb
Personal information
Irish name Liam Tabb
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-forward
Born (1918-05-30)30 May 1918
Cobh, County Cork, Ireland
Died 15 January 1997(1997-01-15) (aged 78)
Wilton, Cork, Ireland
Occupation Gas fitter
Club(s)
Years Club
 Midleton
Carrigtwohill
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1938-1940
 Cork 2 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NHL 1

Career

Tabb first played hurling with the Midleton club before later transferring to Carrigtwohill.[2][3] He ended his career without a county championship title. Tabb's performances at club level earned a call-up to the Cork senior hurling team. He made a number of appearances throughout the 1938-39 National League and made his championship debut as a substitute against Limerick in the 1939 Munster final.[4] Such was Tabb's influence in that game that he earned selection on the starting fifteen for the 1939 All-Ireland final defeat by Kilkenny.[5] He was part of Cork's 1939-40 National Hurling League-winning team before leaving the panel.

Personal life and death

Tabb later worked as a gas fitter in the Verolme Cork Dockyard. He was an accomplished rower and served as president of Rushbrooke Rowing Club. Tabb died at the Regional Hospital in Cork on 15 January 1997, aged 78.[6]

Honours
Cork

References
  1. "William Tabb". Irish Genealogy website. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  2. "Cork representatives". Midleton GAA website. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  3. "History - so far, so near". Carrigtwohill GAA website. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  4. "Cork SHC teams: 1930-1939" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  5. "Scoring hero of the 'thunder and lightning' final". Carlow People. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  6. "Deaths: Tabb (Cobh)". Cork Examiner. 17 January 1997. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
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