Paudie Butler

Paudie Butler
Personal information
Irish name Pádraig de Buitléir
Sport Dual player
Born 1950
Drom, County Tipperary, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
Drom-Inch
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1977-1981 Tipperary
Inter-county titles
  Football Hurling
Munster Titles 0 0
All-Ireland Titles 0 0
League titles 0 0
All-Stars 0 0

Paudie Butler (born 1950) is an Irish retired hurler and Gaelic footballer who was a dual player for the Tipperary senior teams.[1][2]

Butler joined the senior football team during the 1977 championship and was a regular member of the team for just three season. During that time he also lined out with the senior hurling team. He failed to claim any major honours at senior level during his brief career.[3] He ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

At club level Butler played for the Drom-Inch club.

In retirement from playing Butler became involved in coaching. He has served as manager of the Tipperary minor hurling team as well as the Laois senior hurling team. He is a former National Director of Hurling.

References

  1. "Profile: Paudie Butler". Tipp GAA archive website. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  2. Cahill, Jackie (October 18, 2012). "Tipp 'strike gold' with appointment of new team coach O'Neill". The Independent.
  3. "Tipp GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Dinny Cahill
Tipperary Minor Hurling Manager
1998-2000
Succeeded by
Paddy McCormack
Preceded by
Pat Delaney
Laois Senior Hurling Manager
2002-2005
Succeeded by
Dinny Cahill
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