William Fitzgibbon (23 May 1878 – 20 May 1955) was an Irish hurler who played as a forward with the

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. He was an All-Ireland Championship winner in

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Career

Fitzgibbon began his hurling career at club level with Carrigtwohill in East Cork. He enjoyed a lengthy career with the club, however, he never won a Cork Senior Championship title. At inter-county level, Fitzgibbon first played for the Cork senior hurling team on 3 November 1901 in what was the delayed 1900 championship. Two years later he won an All-Ireland Championship medal after a 3-13 to no score defeat of

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at the Cork Athletic Grounds. Fitzgibbon died at

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on 20 May 1955.

Honours

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References

1878 births 1955 deaths Carrigtwohill hurlers Redmond's hurlers Cork inter-county hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners {{Cork-hurling-bio-stub