Liam Stokes
Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer
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Liam Stokes (born 1964) is an Irish former hurler and Gaelic footballer. At club level, he played with Kilsheelan–Kilcash and at inter-county level he was a dual player with the Tipperary senior teams.
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| Born | 1964 (age 61–62) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
At club level, Stokes played at all levels as a dual player with Kilsheelan–Kilcash. He was part of the club's senior team that won the South Tipperary SFC title after a 1-11 to 1-10 defeat of Fethard in 1983.[1]
Stokes first appeared on the inter-county scene with Tipperary during a two-year tenure as a dual player with the minor teams. He won a Munster MHC medal in 1982, before later lining out at full-forward when Tipperary beat Galway by 2-07 to 0-04 in the 1982 All-Ireland minor final.[2][3] Stokes continued his dual status to under-21 level and won a Munster U21HC title in 1985.[4] He later won an All-Ireland U21HC medal after a 1-10 to 2-06 defeat of Kilkenny in the 1985 All-Ireland under-21 final.
Stokes appeared as a dual player for both of Tipperary's senior teams at various times between 1985 and 1987. He was part of Tipperary's Munster SHC-winning team in 1987.[5] Stokes also appeared for the junior team on a number of occasions and won three Munster JHC medals between 1985 and 1991.[6]
Honours
- Kilsheelan–Kilcash
- South Tipperary Senior Football Championship: 1983
- Tipperary