William O'Donnell (13 January 1912 – 28 January 1980) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played for Golden–Kilfeacle and Éire Óg Annacarty and was the left wing-forward on the Tipperary senior hurling team that won the 1937 All-Ireland Championship.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Ó Dónaill | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born |
William O'Donnell 13 January 1912 Golden, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Died |
28 January 1980 (aged 68) Dundrum, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | National school principal | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Golden–Kilfeacle Éire Óg Annacarty | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1934–1944 | Tipperary | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
A native of Golden, County Tipperary, O'Donnell was educated at Rockwell College, where he won a Harty Cup medal in 1930. He began his club career with Golden–Kilfeacle but won a Tipperary Senior Championship medal with Éire Óg Annacarty in 1943, after transferring to them in January of that year.[2]
O'Donnell made his first appearance for the Tipperary senior hurling team during the 1934 Munster Championship and had a number of successes as a forward over the following decade. In 1937 he won an All-Ireland Championship medal when Tipperary defeated Kilkenny, having earlier won a Munster Championship medal. O'Donnell won a second Munster Championship medal in 1941.[citation needed]
Honours
edit- Rockwell College
- Dr Harty Cup (1): 1930
- Éire Óg Annacarty
- Tipperary
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1937
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1937, 1941
- Munster
- Railway Cup (4): 1938, 1940, 1942 (c), 1943
References
edit- ^ "Tribute to Tipperary's 'Golden Schoolmaster'". Cork Examiner. 30 January 1980. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ The Nationalist (Tipperary) 1889-current, Saturday, 23 January 1943; Page: 6
