Paddy Ruschitzko

Paddy Ruschitzko
Personal information
Nickname
Rusty
Born(1917-04-29)29 April 1917
Died4 March 2004(2004-03-04) (aged 86)
OccupationMill manager
Sport
SportHurling
PositionLeft wing-back
Club
Years Club
1930s–1950s
Clonad
Inter-county
Years County
1930s–1950s
Laois
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0

Paddy "Rusty" Ruschitzko (29 April 1917 – 4 March 2004) was an American-born Irish sportsman who played hurling with his local club Clonad and at senior level for the Laois county team from the 1930s until the 1950s. Ruschitzko captained Laois in their last All-Ireland SHC final appearance in 1949. A contemporary of Rusty's, Rathdowney's Bill Maher hailed his team mate as 'one of the greats, a true Laois legend.'