Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Liam Mac Gearailt | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Centre-forward | ||
Born |
2 June 1892[1] Ballintemple, Cork, Ireland | ||
Died |
17 December 1983 Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland | (aged 91)||
Nickname | Billy Fitz | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Bride Valley Éire Óg | |||
Club titles | |||
Cork titles | 1 | ||
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
University College Cork | |||
College titles | |||
Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1914-1915 | Cork | 6 | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 |
William Fitzgerald (2 June 1892 - 17 December 1983) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Bride Valley and Éire Óg and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team.
Fitzgerald first played hurling with the Bride Valley club before later lining out with the University College Cork while studying there. He was a member of the college team that won their very first Fitzgibbon Cup title.[2] Fitzgerald first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork junior hurling team that won the inaugural All-Ireland JHC title after a defeat of Westmeath in the 1912 All-Ireland junior final.[3][4][5] He progressed onto the Cork senior hurling team and was part of the team that lost the 1915 All-Ireland final to Laois.[6] After the amalgamation of the Bride Valley and Cloughduv clubs to create Éire Óg, Fitzgerald won a Cork SHC title with the new club in 1928.[7] By that stage he had become involved in the administrative affairs of the GAA and he became the first chairman of the Muskerry Divisional Board in 1925.[8]
Born in Geraldine Place in Cork, Fitzgerald was the second youngest child of ten born to Edward Fitzgerald and Johanna O'Donoghue.[9] His father was a member of Cork Corporation who also served as Lord Mayor of Cork.[10] His brother, Andy also played hurling with Cork as well as Blackrock, while another brother, Edward, was a member of the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association.
Fitzgerald died in Clonakilty, County Cork on 17 December 1983, aged 91.[11]