Ollie Walsh
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| Irish name | Pádraig Oilibhéar Breathnach | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
13 July 1937 Thomastown, County Kilkenny |
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| Died | 9 March 1996 (aged 58) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Nickname | Ollie | ||
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| Years | Club | ||
| 1950s–1970s | Thomastown | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1956–1972 | Kilkenny | 42 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 10 (1 as sub) | ||
| All-Irelands | 5 (1 as sub) | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 3 | ||
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Patrick Oliver Walsh (13 July 1937 – 9 March 1996), better known as Ollie Walsh, was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 1956 until 1972 and subsequently served as manager of the team from 1990 until 1995. Walsh is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all-time.
In a senior inter-county career that lasted for sixteen years he won four All-Ireland titles, nine Leinster titles, two National Hurling League titles and four Railway Cup titles.
Walsh was also the recipient of various awards and honours off the field. In 1967 he earned the Texaco Hurler of the Year award, becoming the first goalkeeper to win the title. He also won two consecutive Poc Fada titles in 1962 and 1963 and was considered unlucky not to be named on either the GAA Hurling Team of the Century or the GAA Hurling Team of the Millennium.
As a manager Walsh had much success with his own native county. Between 1990 and 1995 he guided Kilkenny to back-to-back All-Ireland titles, three Leinster titles and a National Hurling League title.
Walsh played his club hurling with his local club in Thomastown. He had much success at underage levels, beginning in 1947, 1949 and 1951 when he won three Kilkenny Under-14 Hurling Championship medals. Walsh's success continued at under-16 level when he won three back-to-back county titles in 1951, 1952 and 1953. He later won a minor county medal in 1954 before winning a junior county title in 1962. Walsh never won a senior county championship in hurling; however, he won a Kilkenny Senior Football Championship title in football with Graiguenamanagh in 1956.
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