- Willie Fitzmaurice
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code= Hurling
sport = Hurling
name = Willie Fitzmaurice
irish =
fullname = William Fitzmaurice
placeofbirth =Limerick City
countryofbirth =County Limerick
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county = Limerick
province = Munster
club = [http://www.killeedy.com Killeedy GAA]
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counties = Limerick
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icyears = 1970s and 1980s
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icupdate =Willie Fitzmaurice was a
Limerick hurler from Kileedy who featured in the Limerick teams in the 1970s and 1980s [ [http://munster.gaa.ie/teams/seniorhurling.html Munster Senior Hurling Teams - Munster GAA Web Site ] ]In 1998, he became a county team selector along with former teammates
Éamonn Cregan andDavid Punch [ [http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1998/04/28/shead.htm Irish Sport News, April 25, 1998 ] ] and advocated the retention of the back-door system. [ [http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/1998/10/15/shead.htm Irish Sport News, October 15, 1998 ] ]He is currently the parish priest in
Kilmallock . [ [http://www.munster-express.ie/opinion/tales-of-the-tellurians/from-moyross-to-the-dunmore-road The Munster Express Online » Archive » From Moyross to the Dunmore Road! ] ] . He celebrated the mass of his deceased niece, Elizabeth Gubbins, who died in the controversial Vernelli hit-and-run case inRome . [ [http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2008/03/26/story58683.asp Irish Examiner - 2008/03/26: Hit-and-run pictures ‘intensified pain and loss’ ] ] [ [http://www.limerickblogger.org/blog/2008/04/17/new-twist-in-vernarelli-hit-and-run-case The Limerick Blogger - latest Limerick news and Limerick events » Blog Archive » New twist in Vernarelli Hit-and-run case ] ]He is the brother of Limerick hurler
Paudie Fitzmaurice .Hurling Style
The Fitzmaurice brothers 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 ] ]References
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