Paudie Fitzmaurice
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig Mac Muiris | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Wing-Forward | ||
| Born | Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Killeedy GAA | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1973–1981 | Limerick | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Paudie Fitzmaurice (born 16 November 1949) is a hurler from Killeedy in County Limerick, Ireland, who featured in Limerick hurling teams of the 1970s. Fitzmaurice was part of the Limerick county hurling team which won the All-Ireland in 1973,[1][2]) as well as in the 1974, 1980 and 1981 teams. He was captain when Limerick won the 1981 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final.[3] He is a two-time National League winner,[4] and finished as top scorer when captaining Maynooth College to victory in the Fitzgibbon Cup in 1974.[5][6] His achievements as a player were recognised in 1984 when Fitzmaurice received an All-Star award.[7] Fitzmaurice continued to play competitive hurling for his native Killeedy until 1996.[8]
Fitzmaurice was named manager of the Sligo hurling team in January 2003.[9] but resigned after harsh criticism in May of that year.[10][11]
He trained for the priesthood in St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, as did his brother Fr. Willie Fitzmaurice, who also played hurling for Limerick.