Wattie Dunphy
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| Native name | Ualtar Ó Donnchaidh (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Wattie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 March 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 October 1973 (aged 77) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walter 'Wattie' Dunphy (12 March 1896 – 11 October 1973) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Kilkenny senior team.
Dunphy made his first appearance for the team during the 1922 championship and became a regular player over the next decade. During that time he won one All-Ireland winner's medal and four Leinster winner's medals. In 1922 Dunphy captained the team to the All-Ireland title.
At club level, Dunphy played with Mooncoin and won six county championship winners' medals in a career that spanned three decades.
Dunphy also won a Railway Cup winners' medal when he was chosen as captain on the first Leinster inter-provincial championship-winning team.