Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Gilbeirt Mac Liam | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Left wing-back | ||
Born |
1953 Cloughjordan, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
Occupation | Primary school principal | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Kilruane MacDonaghs | |||
Club titles | |||
Tipperary titles | 4 | ||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1978-1979 | Tipperary | 0 (0-00) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 0 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 |
Gilbert C. Williams (born 1953 [1]) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Kilruane MacDonaghs and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.
Williams first played Gaelic football and hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Kilruane MacDonaghs. [2] He captained the club's minor team to the Tipperary MAHC title in 1971 before later winning consecutive Tipperary U21AHC titles. Williams was at left wing-back on the Kilruane MacDonaghs team that won the All-Ireland Club Championship title in 1986, having earlier won four Tipperary SHC titles and a Tipperary SFC title in 1975. [3] [4]
Williams first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Tipperary minor hurling team in 1971. He later spent three seasons with the under-21 team, however, his underage career ended without success. Williams's performances at club level earned his inclusion on the senior team for the 1979 Munster SHC campaign. [5]