William Galvin was an
Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the
Waterford senior team.
Galvin played for the team throughout the 1940s and the 1950s and is regarded as one of the county's greatest players from that era. During that time he won one
All-Ireland medal and one
Munster
Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...
medal.
At club level Galvin played with
Portlaw.
His son,
John, also played hurling with Waterford.
References
Portlaw hurlers
Waterford inter-county hurlers
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners
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