Sim Walton
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| Personal information | |||
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| Irish name | Simóin de Bháltún | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born | 1880 Tullaroan, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
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| Died | 1966 Tullaroan, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Nickname | Little Sim | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Tullaroan | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 7 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1902-1919 | Kilkenny | 49 | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 9 | ||
| All-Irelands | 7 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:27, 20 July 2013. | |||
Simon "Sim" Walton (1880–1966) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.
Born in Tullaroan, County Kilkenny, Walton first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-two when made his senior debut in the delayed 1900 championship. Walton went on to play a key part for Kilkenny during the team's breakthrough and first golden age, and won seven All-Ireland medals and nine Leinster medals. An All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion, Walton also captained the team to All-Ireland victory in 1911 and 1912.
At club level Walton won seven championship medals with Tullaroan.
Walton was regarded as one of the top scorers of his generation and, in spite of an absence of records, it is believed he scored upwards of 30 goals.
Throughout his career Walton made 49 championship appearances, a Kilkenny record which stood until 24 July 1977 when it was surpassed by Eddie Keher. His retirement came following Kilkenny's defeat by Dublin in the 1919 championship.
Walton's grandnephew, Liam Doyle, was an All-Ireland medallist with Clare in 1995 and 1997.
Walton played his club hurling with Tullaroan and enjoyed much success during a lengthy career.
In 1901 he lined out in his first county championship decider. A high-scoring 5-10 to 3-7 defeat of Threecastles gave Walton his first championship medal. Tullaroan reatined the title in 1902, with Walton collecting his second medal following a 3-16 to 0-1 trouncing of Mooncoin.
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