Liam Connolly
William J. Connolly, known as Liam Connolly, was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Fethard and was a member of the Tipperary senior teams as a dual player.
Career
Connolly started his playing career in unofficial juvenile competitions, street leagues and as a schoolboy. His career at adult level with Fethard spanned 25 years from 1951 to 1976. Connolly won Tipperary [Senior Football Championship|Tipperary SFC] titles in 1954 and 1957 and several South Tipperary divisional titles, the last of which came 22 years after his first in 1954. As a hurler, he won a South Tipperary [Senior Hurling Championship|South Tipperary SHC] medal with Na Piarsaigh and a South Tipperary JAHC title with Coolmoyne. Connolly first appeared on the inter-county scene as a dual player and was a member of the Tipperary minor hurling team that beat Dublin in the 1953 All-Ireland minor final. After his two-year stint as a minor, he progressed onto the junior team. Connolly spent 12 years with the Tipperary senior football team, however, it was as a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team that he won All-Ireland medals in 1958, 1961 and 1962. His enjoyed his last inter-county victory in 1966 as a member of the intermediate hurling team that won the All-Ireland title.Death
Connolly died after a period of ill health on 4 July 2007, aged 71.Honours
;Fethard- Tipperary Senior Football Championship: 1954, 1957
- South Tipperary Senior Football Championship: 1954, 1955, 1957, 1969, 1976
;Tipperary
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 1958, 1961, 1962
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962
- National Hurling League: 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61
- All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1966
- Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1966
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 1953
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 1953, 1954