Pat Stakelum
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born | Holycross, County Tipperary | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1940s–1950s | Holycross-Ballycahill | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1947–1957 | Tipperary | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NHL | 6 | ||
Pat Stakelum (1927–2008) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Holycross-Ballycahill and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team from 1947 until 1957. Stakelum captained Tipperary to the All-Ireland title in 1949.
Pat Stakelum played his club hurling with his local Holycross-Ballycahill club and enjoyed much success. Although not regarded as one of the most successful clubs in the county he won three senior county titles in 1948 (the club's first county championship title), 1951 and 1954.
Pat Stakelum first came to prominence on the inter-county scene in the early 1940s as a member of the Tipperary minor hurling team. He won a Munster medal in this grade in 1945 before later lining out in the All-Ireland final. A high-scoring game followed, however, Dublin were the winners by 3-14 to 4-6.
Pat Stakelum's skills were quickly noted and he soon joined the Tipperary senior hurling team. He made his debut in 1947, however, Tipp were going through a barren spell. All this changed during the 1948-49 National Hurling League. It was that year that Stakelum, captain of the team, enjoyed his first major success as Tipp defeated arch-rivals Cork to take the National League title. Both sides met again in the Munster Championship with Tipp recording another victory. The men from the 'premier county' later defeated Limerick by 1-16 to 2-10, giving Stakelum a Munster medal. He subsequently lined out in his first All-Ireland final at senior level. Surprisingly, Laois were the opponents on that occasion, however, the result was expected. Tipp opened the floodgates with a Paddy Kenny goal before Jimmy Kennedy added two more goals in the second-half. At the full-time whisstle Tipp were the victors by 3-11 to 0-3 and Stakelum had captured an All-Ireland while also having the honour of lifting the Liam MacCarthy Cup.
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