Pat Nolan (hurler)

Pat Nolan
Personal information
Irish namePádraig Ó Nualláin
SportHurling
PositionGoalkeeper
Born1937
Oylegate, County Wexford, Ireland
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
Oylegate-Glenbrien
Club titles
Wexford titles1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1956-1974Wexford
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles5
All-Irelands2
NHL3

Patrick "Pat" Nolan (born 1937) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Wexford senior team.[1]

Born in Oylegate, County Wexford, Nolan first excelled at hurling in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Wexford minor team. He joined the senior team as sub-goalkeeper for the 1956 championship. Nolan went on to play a key part for Wexford during a successful era for the county, and won two All-Ireland medals, five Leinster medals and three National Hurling League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions.

As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Nolan won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he won one championship medal with Oylegate-Glenbrien.

Throughout his career Nolan made 36 championship appearances. His retirement came following Wexford's defeat by Kilkenny in the 1974 championship.

Nolan is widely regarded as Wexford's greatest-ever goalkeeper.[2]

Honours

Team

Oylegate-Glenbrien
Wexford
Leinster

References

  1. ↑ Doody, Derry J. F. "Pat Nolan". Scoreboard memories website. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Furlong, Brendan (8 January 2010). "125 Greatest Wexford Hurlers". Enniscorthy Guardian. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
 Wexford Senior Hurling Captain
1964 		Succeeded by
Tom Neville