Willie Hough

Willie Hough
Personal information
Irish name Liam Ó hEochaidh
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-back
Born (1892-05-04)4 May 1892
Monagea, County Limerick, Ireland
Died 13 April 1976(1976-04-13) (aged 83)
Dooradoyle, Limerick, Ireland
Occupation National school teacher
Club(s)
Years Club
 Monagea
De La Salle
Newcastle West
Club titles
Limerick titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1913
1915-1929
 Waterford
Limerick
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 2
NHL 0

William Hough[pronunciation?] (4 May 1892 – 13 April 1976) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder and as a centre-back for the Limerick senior team.[1]

Hough first came to prominence as captain of the Waterford team for the 1913 championship. Two years later he made his debut for Limerick and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1929 championship. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals and three Munster medals.[2][3] In 1918 Hough captained the team to the All-Ireland title.

At club level Humphreys played with Monagea, De La Salle and Newcastle West, winning a county championship medals with the latter two teams.

  1. ^ "Willie Hough of Monagae" (PDF). Limerick Heritage website. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Limerick GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 25 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Senior Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 5 May 2012.