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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Simóin de Bháltún | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
4 October 1880 Tullaroan, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Died |
27 December 1966 (aged 86) Tullaroan, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Nickname | Little Sim | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Tullaroan | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 7 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1902–1919 | Kilkenny | 49 | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 9 | ||
| All-Irelands | 7 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:27, 20 July 2013. | |||
Simon F. "Sim" Walton (4 October 1880 – 27 December 1966) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward at senior level for the Kilkenny county team.
Born in Tullaroan, County Kilkenny, Walton first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-two when made his senior debut in the delayed 1900 championship. Walton went on to play a key part for Kilkenny during the team's breakthrough and first golden age, and won seven All-Ireland medals and nine Leinster medals. An All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion, Walton also captained the team to All-Ireland victory in 1911 and 1912.
At club level Walton won seven championship medals with Tullaroan.
Walton was regarded as one of the top scorers of his generation and, in spite of an absence of records, it is believed he scored upwards of 30 goals.
Throughout his career Walton made 49 championship appearances, a Kilkenny record which stood until 24 July 1977 when it was surpassed by Eddie Keher.[1] His retirement came following Kilkenny's defeat by Dublin in the 1919 championship.
Walton's grandnephew, Liam Doyle, was an All-Ireland medallist with Clare in 1995 and 1997.
- ^ McGough, Leo (8 September 2004). "Walton led for years, then D.J. set up the '50 Club'". Kilkenny People. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.