Billy Dwyer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Ó Duibhir | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born | 1934 Kennyswell, Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Nickname | Dwyer | ||
| Occupation | Builder | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Faughs | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1956-1963 | Kilkenny | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
William "Billy" Dwyer (1895–1972) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Kilkenny senior team.
Born in Kilkenny, Dwyer first excelled at hurling during his schooling at St. Patrick's De La Salle. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-two when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team. He made his senior debut during the 1956 Walsh Cup. Dwyer went on to enjoy a successful career, winning two All-Ireland medals, three Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal.[1] He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.[2]
As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Dwyer was a one-time Railway Cup medallist. At club level he is a two-time championship medallist with Faughs.
Dwyer retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1963 championship.
Honours
Team
- Faughs
- Dublin Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1970, 1972
- Kilkenny
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1957, 1963
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1957, 1958, 1963
- National Hurling League (1): 1961-62
- Oireachtas Tournament (2): 1957, 1959
- Leinster
- Railway Cup (1): 1962
References
- ↑ "Waterford v Kilkenny - the last 5 encounters". Ball Between Two blog. 3 August 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ↑ O'Riordan, Ian (29 September 2012). "Final countdown". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
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