Joe Quaid

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Joe Quaid

Personal information
Sport	Hurling
Full name	Joseph Quaid
Date of Birth	1972
Place of birth	Murroe, County Limerick
Club information
Club	Murroe-Boherlan
Position	Goalkeeper
Club(s)*
Club	Years	Apps (scores)
Inter County
County	Limerick
Position	Goalkeeper
Inter County(ies)**
County	Years	Apps (scores)
Limerick	1994-2002
Inter County Titles
Munster Titles	2
All-Ireland	0
All-Stars	2
* club appearances and scores correct as of . **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of .

Joe Quaid (born 1972) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played senior hurling with Limerick from 1994 until 2002 and was regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of his generation.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Playing career 2.1 Club 2.2 Inter-county

[edit] Early life

Joe Quaid was born in Murroe, County Limerick in 1972. He was born into a family that had a strong association with hurling. His grandfather, Jack Quaid, was one of the key players on the Limerick team which beat London in the 1954 junior All-Ireland final. He won a senior Munster title the following year. Quaid's uncle, Tommy Quaid, was the goalkeeper on the Limerick team from 1976 until 1993.

[edit] Playing career

[edit] Club

Quaid played his club hurling with his local Murroe-Boherlan club. He enjoyed some underage success with the side but failed to win a senior county championship.

[edit] Inter-county

In the late 1980s Quaid joined the Limerick minor hurling team. He later moved on to the inter-county under-21 side, however, he had ittle success at either level. In 1991 Quaid joined the Limerick senior hurling team a sunderstudy to his uncle Tommy Quaid. He took over as the first-choice goalkeeper in 1994, the same year that he won his first Munster title. Limerick later qualified to meet Ofaly in the All-Ireland final. The game has gone down in history as "the five-minute final." Limerick were leading by five points with five minutes to go when Offaly's Johnny Dooley scored a goal which seemed to paralyse the Limerick team. Another 1-5 followed and victory was effectively snatched from Limerick. As the goalkeeper who let in two late goals Quaid was blamed by many Limerick people for costing the county an All-Ireland title. In spite of this Quaid was still honoured with an Al-Star award.

Two years later in 1996 Quaid captured his second Munster medal and once again his team qualified for the All-Ireland final. This time the opposition was Wexford. Once again Quaid ended up on the losing side and once again he had to shoulder most of the blame for costing Limerick another All-Ireland title. In spite of this he was still presented with a second All-Star award. The following years proved difficult as Limerick failed to recapture any more Munster titles and Quaid battled injury. In a National Hurling League game against Laois in 1997 Quaid suffered a terrible injury when the ball struck Quaid in the testicle at high-speed following a penalty attempt by David Cuddy of Laois. His right testicle exploded on impact while half of the other testicle had to be removed. The injury could have cost Quaid his career, however, he battled back and continued hurling.

Following the conclusion of the 2000 championship Quaid retired from inter-county hurling. He returned in 2002 for one season but he had no more success.