William J. Smith (born 1944) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Clonakenny and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Mac Gabhann | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||
| Born |
1944 Clonakenny, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Clonakenny | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
1962-1968 | University College Dublin | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1963-1964 | Tipperary | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Career
editSmith first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with a Na Fianna combination and won consecutive Mid Tipperary MAHC titles in 1961 and 1962. At adult level he lined out with Clonakenny and was part of the club's junior team that won the Tipperary JAHC title in 1967.[1] Smith also lined out as a student with University College Dublin and won three Fitzgibbon Cup titles.[2]
Smith first appeared at inter-county level as a dual minor in 1962. He was a member of the Tipperary minor hurling team that lost the 1962 All-Ireland minor final to Kilkenny.[3] Smith subsequently spent two seasons with the under-21 team and was at right corner-back on the first Tipperary team to win an All-Ireland U21HC title in 1964.[4][5] He also lined out with the intermediate and senior teams that year and was a non-playing substitute when Tipperary beat Cork in the 1964 Munster SHC final.
Family
editHis brother, Michael Smith, served as a Fianna Fáil TD for Tipperary North at various times between 1969 and 2007. He also served as a minister in the governments of Charles Haughey, Albert Reynolds and Bertie Ahern.[6]
Honours
edit- University College Dublin
- Fitzgibbon Cup: 1964, 1965, 1968
- Clonakenny
- Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship: 1967
- Mid Tipperary Junior A Hurling Championship: 1964, 1967
- Tipperary
References
edit- ^ "Clonakenny HC". Club Info website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "'They say Tipp have never won an All-Ireland without a Ryan'". Irish Examiner. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Minor hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Under 21 hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Tipperary 1964 County Under-21 Team Honoured". Lár na Páirce website. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Michael Smith". Oireachtas website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.