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 = 2007

Paudie Fitzmaurice is a successful hurler from Killeedy in County Limerick, Ireland who featured prominently in Limerick 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 the Munster 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 native Killeedy 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 from Trinity College Dublin Fact|date=October 2007, and currently teaches maths at Castletroy 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 at Limerick 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 ] ]

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