Timmy Fitzpatrick

Timmy Fitzpatrick was a famous hurling player with Laois and Kilcotton. He was Laois's first choice goalkeeper in the 1940s and he gave some heroic displays. In the 1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final against Tipperary, Fitzpatrick was lauded as a Laois hero - despite the scoreline.

The following year, he made his sole appearance on the Leinster team. He played in three Laois Senior Hurling Championship finals with his club but never tasted victory.

In 1999, Timmy Fitzpatrick was named on the Laois Hurling Team of the Millennium.

References

Laois GAA Yearbook, 1999

Laois – Hurling Team of the Millennium (2000)

Goalkeeper Timmy Fitzpatrick Full-backs Tom Finlay Jackie Bergin Mick Mahon Half-backs Ollie Fennell Tom Byrne John Taylor Midfielders Pat Critchley Billy Bohane Half-forwards Michael Walsh Harry Gray Christy O'Brien Full-forwards Frank Keenan P.J. Cuddy Patrick Lalor

Laois – 1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

1 T. Fitzpatrick 2 L. White 3 J. Bergin 4 P. McCormack 5 J. Murray 6 T. Byrne 7 P. Ruschitzko (c) 8 J. Styles 9 B. Bohane 10 P. Hogan 11 H. Gray 12 P. O'Brien 13 P. Lalor 14 D. Forde 15 P. Kelly Subs used B. Dargan for P. O'Brien A. Dunne for P. Ruschitzko

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