All-Time All Star Award (hurling)
The All-Time All Star Award in Hurling was an award given on an annual basis to a sportsperson who had made a long-running and considerable contribution to the sport of hurling in Ireland. In existence from 1980 until 1994 the award was presented to a former player who, more than likely, would have received an All Star had the awards scheme been in existence during their playing days. List of winners {, class="sortable wikitable" !Year !County !Winner !Era !width=50%, Rationale , - , align=center, 1980 , Limerick , , 1930-1947 , A two-time All-Ireland-winning captain, his honours include three All-Ireland medals, five consecutive National Hurling League medals and five Munster medals. , - , align=center, 1981 , Cork , , 1936-1950 , Regarded as the greatest midfielder of his time, he won a record five All-Ireland medals, six Munster medals and three National League medals. , - , align=center, 1982 , Limerick Dublin , , 1921-1936 , One of the brilliant hurlers of his era, h ...
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Hurling
Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of players and much terminology. The same game played by women is called camogie ('), which shares a common Gaelic root. The objective of the game is for players to use an ash wood stick called a hurley (in Irish a ', pronounced or ) to hit a small ball called a ' between the opponent's goalposts either over the crossbar for one point or under the crossbar into a net guarded by a goalkeeper for three points. The ' can be caught in the hand and carried for not more than four steps, struck in the air or struck on the ground with the hurley. It can be kicked, or slapped with an open hand (the hand pass), for short-range passing. A player who wants to carry the ball for more than four steps has to bounce or balance the ' on the end of the stick ...
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