Seán Fitzpatrick (born 1951) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Carrick Swans and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Mac Giolla Phádraig | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||
| Born |
1951 Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Carrick Swans | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1966-1971 | Tipperary | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Career
editFitzpatrick first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with Carrick Swans. He won several divisional titles in the minor and under-21 grades, before winning a Tipperary U21AHC title in 1972. By this stage Fitzpatrick had joined the Carrick senior team and won six South Tipperary SHC medals between 1974 and 1986.[1]
Fitzpatrick never played at minor level for Tipperary, however, his club performances earned a call-up to the under-21 team that won the Munster U21HC title in 1972.[2] He was also a member of the intermediate team that year and lined out at left corner-back 1972 All-Ireland intermediate final defeat of Galway.[3][4] Fitzpatrick was a member of the senior team's extended panel in 1977 and 1982.[5]
Honours
edit- Carrick Swans
- South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1974, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
- Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championship: 1972
- South Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championship: 1971, 1972
- South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1969
- Tipperary
References
edit- ^ "Roll of honour". Carrick Swans GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Under 21 hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Intermediate hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Roll of honour". Tipperary Supporters Club website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Tipperary teams: 1980-1989". Premier View website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.