Eddie Connolly
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| Born | 29 October 1985 Loughmore, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 September 2015 (aged 29) Loughmore, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Eddie Connolly (29 October 1985 – 17 September 2015) was an Irish hurler. He played for his local club Loughmore–Castleiney and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team.
On 13 March 2011, he made his senior debut for Tipperary against Offaly, starting at right corner back in the National Hurling League in a 1–20 to 0–10 victory.[1][2] Eddie was an accomplished defender in hurling and Gaelic football, playing senior hurling and football for the premier county. Eddie captained Tipperary to an All-Ireland Intermediate hurling championship in 2012. He was also a distinguished player for his college Dublin Institute of technology.[citation needed]
Connolly was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2013. He died on 17 September 2015 at the age of 29.[3]
