Sport Hurling Years County | Years Club Position Wing back Name Eddie Connolly | |
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Died September 17, 2015, Lough, Republic of Ireland |
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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.
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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. 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.

Connolly was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2013. He died on 17 September 2015 at the age of 29.

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