Pat Fitzelle Explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Pat Fitzelle
Nickname:Pa
County:Tipperary
Province:Munster
Club:Cashel King Cormacs
Clcounty:1
Clprovince:1
Counties:Tipperary
Icposition:Centre-back
Icyears:1976-1987
Icapps(Points):13 (0-07)
Icprovince:1
Icallireland:0
Nhl:1
Allstars:0
Birth Date:1957
Birth Place:Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland
Icupdate:14:15, 27 August 2021

Patrick J. Fitzelle (born 1957) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Cashel King Cormacs and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a half-back or at midfield.

Career

Fitzelle first played at juvenile and underage levels with the Cashel King Cormacs club before joining the club's senior team. He won numerous West Tipperary Championship titles across three decades, before winning a Munster Club Championship title in 1991.[1] [2] Fitzelle first appeared on the inter-county scene during a two-year stint with the Tipperary minor team. He progressed onto the Tipperary under-21 team and lined out in the 1978 All-Ireland final defeat by Galway. By this stage Fitzelle had already been drafted onto the Tipperary senior hurling team. He spent more than a decade with the team and won a Munster Championship title in 1987.[3]

Honours

Cashel King Cormacs

1991

1991

1975, 1976, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1991

Tipperary

1987

1978-79

1978

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Notes and References

  1. News: Tricky Munster assignments for Chaven and Newtown on Sunday. Irish Independent. 6 November 2003. 27 August 2021.
  2. News: Cashel - Munster Club Champions 1991. Séamus J. King website. 27 August 2021.
  3. News: Never mind All-Ireland glory, being kings of Munster all that counts. Irish Independent. 24 June 2006. 27 August 2021. John. Meagher.