Willie Joyce (Gaelic footballer)

Willie Joyce
Personal information
Irish nameLiam Seoige
SportGaelic football
PositionMidfield
Born1950
Tuam, County Galway
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
1960s-1980sKillererin
Club titles
Galway titles2
Connacht titles2
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1969-1984Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles6
All-Irelands0
NFL1
All Stars0

Willie Joyce (born 1950) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder for the Galway senior team.[1]

Joyce joined the team for a pre-season game in 1969 and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement at the end of the 1984 championship. During that time he won six Connacht medals, one National League medal and one All-Star award.[2] He is almost unique in having lost four All-Ireland finals during his career.

Joyce enjoyed a lengthy club career with Killererin, winning Connacht medals and two county championship medals.

References

  1. "Willie Joyce". Hogan Stand website. 13 January 1995. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  2. "Galway GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Cyril Dunne
Galway Senior Football Manager
1986-1989
Succeeded by
Johnny Tobin