Billy Purcell
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| Born | 30 August 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 August 2019 (aged 57) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Purcell (30 August 1961 – 14 August 2019) was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Kilkenny senior teams.[1]
Born in Johnstown, County Kilkenny, Purcell first 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 during the 1982 championship. Purcell enjoyed a brief inter-county career, winning one Leinster medal on the field of play.[2] He also won two All-Ireland medals as a non-playing substitute.[citation needed]
At club level Purcell played with Fenians.[citation needed]
Honours
[edit]Team
[edit]- Kilkenny
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1982 (sub), 1983 (sub)
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1982, 1983 (sub)
- National Hurling League (2): 1981–82 (sub), 1982–83 (sub)
- Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship (3): 1980, 1981, 1982
- Leinster Minor Hurling Championship (2): 1978, 1979
References
[edit]- ↑ "Profile: Billy Purcell". Hurling Stats website. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
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