For his grandson, see Ollie Walsh (Dicksboro hurler).
Ollie Walsh
Statue in Thomastown
Personal information
Irish name
Oilibhéar Breathnach
Sport
Hurling
Position
Goalkeeper
Born
Patrick Oliver Walsh (1937-07-13)13 July 1937 Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Died
9 March 1996(1996-03-09) (aged 58) St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny, Ireland
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nickname
Ollie
Occupation
Sales manager
Club(s)
Years
Club
Thomastown
Club titles
Football
Hurling
Kilkenny titles
1
0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years
County
Apps (scores)
1956–1972
Kilkenny
42 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles
10
All-Irelands
5
NHL
2
All Stars
3
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:06, 5 May 2020.
Patrick Oliver Walsh (13 July 1937 – 9 March 1996) was an Irish hurler and hurling manager. His career included All-Ireland Championship victories as a player and later as a manager with the Kilkenny senior hurling team.
After beginning his career at club level with Thomastown, Walsh joined the Kilkenny minor team as a 15-year-old in 1953 and won a Leinster Minor Championship in 1955. After a brief stint with the junior side, he was promoted to the Kilkenny senior team in 1956. From his debut, Walsh was ever-present as a goalkeeper and made a total of 42 championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in 1972. During that time he was part of five All-Ireland Championship-winning teams – in 1957, 1963, 1967, 1969 and 1972. Walsh also secured 10 Leinster Championship medals and two National Hurling League medals.
After his playing career, Walsh found success as both a club and inter-county manager. After gaining managerial experience with the Carlow senior hurling team, he guided his own Thomastown club to a Kilkenny Intermediate Championship title in 1983. After a hugely successful tenure with the Kilkenny junior team, Walsh managed the senior team to several All-Ireland Championship, Leinster Championship and National League successes over a five-year period.
Noted for his swashbuckling style, which included blocking, side-stepping his opponents and clearing the sliotar down the field, Walsh is regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers in the history of the game.[1][2][3][4] He was named Texaco Hurler of the Year in 1967, and was also selected on the Gaelic Weekly Team of the Year on three occasions.
^Doody, Derry J. F. "Rated as Kilkenny's greatest ever custodian". Scoreboard Memories. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^Grennan, Aidan. "Stonewall Ollie - a goalkeeping legend". Ireland's Own. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
^Keys, Colm & Breheny, Martin (5 November 2009). "The 125 greatest stars of the GAA: 51-75". Irish Independent. Retrieved 5 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Considine, Tony (29 April 2020). "The Tony Considine column: Hurling goalkeepers really are a special breed". The Echo. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
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