Willie Hough
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Ó hEochaidh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born | 1892 Monagea, County Limerick, Ireland |
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| Died | 1976 Monagea, County Limerick, Ireland |
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| Occupation | National school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
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Monagea De La Salle Newcastle West |
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| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1913 1915-1929 |
Waterford Limerick |
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| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
William "Willie" Hough (1892–1976) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder and as a centre-back for the Limerick senior team.
Hough first came to prominence as captain of the Waterford team for the 1913 championship. Two years later he made his debut for Limerick and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1929 championship. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals and three Munster medals. In 1918 Hough captained the team to the All-Ireland title.
At club level Humphreys played with Monagea, De La Salle and Newcastle West, winning a county championship medals with the latter two teams.
Willie Hough was born just outside Newcastlewest, County Limerick in 1892. He was born into a family that had a strong association with Gaelic games. His father, who excelled in both hurling and Gaelic football, was chairman of the West Limerick Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 1902 until 1910. Hough was educated locally and later attended the De La Salle College in Waterford where he qualified as a national school teacher. After qualifying as a teacher Hough worked in Baltimore, County Cork.
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