Willie Fitzmaurice
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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Born | Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Priest | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Killeedy GAA | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1970s and 1980s | Limerick | ||
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.
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
- Munster Senior Hurling Teams – Munster GAA Web Site
- Irish Sport News, 25 April 1998
- Irish Sport News, 15 October 1998
- Connor, John O (1 May 2008). "The bells of progress". The Munster Express.
- Irish Examiner - 2008/03/26: Hit-and-run pictures ‘intensified pain and loss’
- The Limerick Blogger - latest Limerick news and Limerick events » Blog Archive » New twist in Vernarelli Hit-and-run case
- YouTube - 1980 All-Ireland Hurling Final Galway Limerick 1st half
- YouTube - 1980 All-Ireland Hurling Final Galway Limerick 2nd half