Willie Gleeson
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Liam Ó Gliasáin | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Midfield | ||
Born | 1893 Fedamore, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
Occupation | Carpenter | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1912-1932 | Fedamore | ||
Club titles | |||
Limerick titles | 4 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1915-1928 | Limerick | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 3 | ||
All-Irelands | 2 | ||
NHL | 0 |
William Joseph Gleeson (1893 – 18 November 1975) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Limerick senior team.[1]
Career
Gleeson made his first appearance for the team during the 1915 championship and became a regular player over the next decade. During that time he won two All-Ireland winner's medals and three Munster winner's medals
At club level, Gleeson played with Fedamore and Young Irelands and won four county championship winners' medals in a career that spanned three decades.
Gleeson also won a Railway Cup winners' medal when he was chosen on the first two Munster inter-provincial teams and also represented Ireland in the Tailteann Games.
In retirement from playing Gleeson enjoyed a distinguished career as a referee while he was also a long-serving representative with the Munster Council.
References
- ^ "Great Limerick Athletes: No 79 - Bill Gleeson" (PDF). Limerick website. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
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- 1 M. Murphy
- 2 M. Rochford
- 3 P. Kennedy
- 4 P. McInerney
- 5 J. Keane
- 6 W. Hough (c)
- 7 D. Lanigan
- 8 W. Gleeson
- 9 J. Humphreys
- 10 D. Ryan
- 11 W. Ryan
- 12 D. Troy
- 13 T. McGrath
- 14 B. McConkey
- 15 P. Barry
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