Liam King (born 1940) is an
Irish
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* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
retired
hurler who played as a right corner-back for the
Tipperary
Tipperary is the name of:
Places
*County Tipperary, a county in Ireland
**North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh
**South Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Clonmel
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senior team.
King joined the team during the
1968 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the
1975 championship. During that time he won one
All-Ireland
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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 King enjoyed a lengthy career with
Lorrha–Dorrha.
References
1940 births
Living people
Lorrha-Dorrha hurlers
Tipperary inter-county hurlers
Munster inter-provincial hurlers
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners
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