Wattie Dunphy

Walter Dunphy
Personal information
Native name
Ualtar Ó Donnchaidh (Irish)
Nickname
Wattie
Born(1896-03-12)12 March 1896
Died11 October 1973(1973-10-11) (aged 77)
OccupationFarmer
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Sport
SportHurling
PositionCentre-back
Club
Years Club
1914-1936
Mooncoin
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 6
Inter-county
Years County
1922-1930
Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 4
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0

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.