Phil Grimes
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| Native name | Pilib Ó Gormshúil (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Philly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 May 1929 Waterford, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 May 1989 (aged 60) Waterford, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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clubs, club.Phillip "Philly" Grimes (8 May 1929 – 8 May 1989) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder at senior level for the Waterford county team.
Born in Waterford, Grimes first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Mount Sion CBS. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of 17 when he first linked up with the Waterford minor team. He joined the senior team during the 1947–48 league. Grimes immediately became a regular member of the starting 15, and won two All-Ireland medals, three Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal on the field of play. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Grimes won two Railway Cup medals. At club level he was a 14-time championship and five-time senior football medallist with Mount Sion.
Throughout his career Grimes made 32 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1965 championship.