Billy Walton (hurler)
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Liam de Bháltún | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Left wing-forward | ||
Born |
Kilkenny, Ireland | 16 May 1961||
Died |
18 November 2012 Kilkenny, Ireland | (aged 51)||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
James Stephens | |||
Club titles | |||
Kilkenny titles | 1 | ||
Leinster titles | 1 | ||
All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1981-1982 | Kilkenny | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 0 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 1 |
William Walton (16 May 1961 – 18 November 2012) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.[1]
Born in Kilkenny, Walton first played competitive hurling during his schooling at St. Kieran's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in the 1981–82 National Hurling League. Walton went on to play a minor role for Kilkenny for just one season, and won one a set of All-Ireland and Leinster medals as a non-playing substitute, as well as a National Hurling League medal.[2][3]
At club level Walton was a one-time All-Ireland medallist with James Stephens. In addition to this he also won one Leinster medal and one championship medal.
Walton's father, Tom, enjoyed All-Ireland success with Kilkenny in 1947.
For over twenty years Walton acted as selector and manager of a host of underage and adult teams, as well as serving as juvenile coaching officer with James Stephens.
Honours
Team
- James Stephens
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 1982
- Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 1981
- Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1981
- Kilkenny
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1982 (sub)
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1982 (sub)
- National Hurling League (1): 1981-82
References
- ^ "Death of Billy Walton stuns city, Tullaroan, hurling fans everywhere". Kilkenny People. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ "Kilkenny GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2012.