Bill Walsh (hurler)
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| Native name | Liam Breathnach (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Willie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1922 Ballyhale, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 March 2013 (aged 90) Rathcoole, County Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Walsh (1922 – 26 March 2013) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back for the Kilkenny senior team.
Walsh joined the team during the 1944 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1958 championship. During that time he won two All-Ireland medal and five Leinster medals. Walsh was an All-Ireland runner-up on four occasions.
At club level Walsh was a one-time Kilkenny club championship medalist with Carrickshock. He also won a Dublin club championship medal with Young Irelands.