- Paudie Fitzmaurice
Infobox GAA player
code= Hurling
sport = Hurling
name = Paudie Fitzmaurice
irish = Pádraig Mac Muiris
fullname = Pádraig Fitzmaurice
placeofbirth =Limerick City
countryofbirth =Ireland
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county = Limerick
province = Munster
club = [http://www.killeedy.com Killeedy GAA]
clposition = Wing-Forward
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counties = Limerick
icposition = Wing-Forward
icyears = 1973-1981
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allstars = 1
clupdate = 2007
icupdate = 2007Paudie Fitzmaurice is a successful hurler from Killeedy in
County Limerick ,Ireland who featured prominently inLimerick hurling during the 1970s. Fitzmaurice was part of the renowned team of 1973 [ [http://www.doonbleisce.com/limerick_1973_all.htm LIMERICK 1973 ALL ] ] (when Limerick won the All-Ireland [ [http://gaa.ie/page/hurling_results_1971_1990.html Hurling Results 1971 - 1990 | Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Official Website - GAA.ie ] ] ), 1974, 1980 and 1981, including a stint as captain when he led Limerick to success in theMunster Senior Hurling Final in 1981 [ [http://munster.gaa.ie/teams/seniorhurling.html Munster Senior Hurling Teams - Munster GAA Web Site ] ] . He is a two-time National League winner [ [http://www.sligoweekender.ie/news/story.asp?j=11140 Sligo Weekender: Paudie’s new dawn? ] ] , and finished as top scorer when captaining Limerick to victory in the Fitzgibbon Cup in 1974 [ [http://cao.gaa.ie/fitz_scorers.html Fitzgibbon Cup Final Top Scorers ] ] [ [http://cao.gaa.ie/fitz_capt.html Fitzgibbon Cup Winning Captains ] ] . His achievements as a player were recognised in 1984 when Fitzmaurice received an All-Star award [ [http://www.gaa.ie/page/hurling_all_stars_80s.html Hurling All Stars 80's | Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Official Website - GAA.ie ] ] . Fitzmaurice continued to play competitive hurling for his nativeKilleedy until 1996 [ [http://newcastlewestgaa.csn.ul.ie/1996(JB).htm 1996 ] ] .Fitzmaurice was named manager of the
Sligo hurling team in January 2003 [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-3382724.html Gaelic Football: SLIGO OUT ON A LIM FOR BOSS - Daily Mirror - HighBeam Research ] ] , but resigned after harsh criticism in May of that year [ [http://www.rte.ie/sport/2003/0506/sligo.html RTÉ Sport: Fitzmaurice quits Sligo hurling post ] ] [ [http://archives.tcm.ie/sligoweekender/2003/05/13/story12467.asp Sligo Weekender - 2003/05/13: Chairman seeks to end crisis ] ] .Teaching
Fitzmaurice has a degree in
Quantum Mechanics fromTrinity College Dublin Fact|date=October 2007, and currently teachesmaths atCastletroy College in Limerick [ [http://www.ratemyteachers.ie/schools/ireland/castletroy/castletroy_college/paudie__fitzmaurice Paudie Fitzmaurice Teacher Ratings - CASTLETROY COLLEGE - CASTLETROY, IRELAND - Student Ratings ] ] . Before that, he served as Institute Chaplain atLimerick Institute of Technology [ [http://209.85.135.104/custom?q=cache:cFz4cLOetaIJ:www.lit.ie/pdf%2520files/95-98.pdf+paudie&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us&client=google-coop-np 403 Forbidden ] ] .Hurling Style
Paudie and his brother Willie were noted for their unusual hurling technique. When striking the
sliotar , the Fitzmaurice brothers did not bend their elbows. This made it difficult for the players of opposing teams to hook them. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgAKhf4soZM YouTube - 1980 All-Ireland Hurling Final Galway Limerick 1st half ] ] [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sioFyPJMnLc&feature=related YouTube - 1980 All-Ireland Hurling Final Galway Limerick 2nd half ] ]Notes
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