Full name | Willie Horgan | ||
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Born | 1944 Dillon's Cross, Cork, Ireland |
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Died | 29 May 2015 (aged 71) Wilton, Cork, Ireland |
William "Willie" Horgan (1944 – 29 May 2015) was an Irish hurling referee. He was a former Gaelic footballer and hurler with his club Brian Dillons.
Horgan officiated at a number of high profile club games in Cork before making his inter-county debut as a referee in 1981. After beginning in the minor, under-21 and junior grades he progressed to senior level where he took charge of numerous games between the league and the championship. Horgan was the referee for the 1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final between Kilkenny and Tipperary. He retired from inter-county activity in 1995.