- Timmy Fitzpatrick
Timmy Fitzpatrick was a famous
hurling player with Laois andKilcotton .He was Laois's first choice goalkeeper in the 1940s and he gave some heroic displays.
In the 1949
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final against Tipperary, Timmy was lauded as a Laois hero - despite the scoreline.The following year, he made his sole appearance on the Leinster team.
He played in three
Laois Senior Hurling Championship finals with his club but never tasted victory.In 1999, Timmy Fitzpatrick was named on the Laois Hurling Team of the Millennium.
References
* Laois GAA Yearbook, 1999
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