Dick Morrissey (hurler)
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| Native name | Risteard Ó Muireasa (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 November 1894 Craughwell, County Galway, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 July 1977 (aged 82) Galway, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Morrissey (14 November 1894 – 5 July 1977) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Galway senior team.
Morrissey made his first appearance for the team in the early 1920s and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for much of the rest of the decade. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal as Galway claimed their first championship in 1923.[1] Morrissey was an All-Ireland runner-up on four occasions.
At club level Morrissey was a four-time county club championship medalist with Craughwell.
References
- ^ "Galway GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 14 February 2013.