Code: | Hurling |
Sport: | Hurling |
William Fitzgibbon | |
Fullname: | William Fitzgibbon |
Nickname: | Billy |
Occupation: | Labourer |
County: | Cork |
Province: | Munster |
Club: | Carrigtwohill |
Clposition: | Forward |
Clubs: | Carrigtwohill |
Clcounty: | 0 |
Counties: | Cork |
Icposition: | Forward |
Icyears: | 1900-1902 |
Icapps(Points): | 4 |
Icprovince: | 0 |
Icallireland: | 1 |
Birth Date: | 1878 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Carrigtwohill, County Cork, Ireland |
Death Place: | St. Finbarr's Hospital, Cork, Ireland |
William Fitzgibbon (23 May 1878 – 20 May 1955) was an Irish hurler who played as a forward with the Cork senior hurling team. He was an All-Ireland Championship winner in 1902.
Fitzgibbon began his hurling career at club level with Carrigtwohill in East Cork. He enjoyed a lengthy career with the club, however, he never won a Cork Senior Championship title.
At inter-county level, Fitzgibbon first played for the Cork senior hurling team on 3 November 1901 in what was the delayed 1900 championship. Two years later he won an All-Ireland Championship medal after a 3-13 to no score defeat of London at the Cork Athletic Grounds.
Fitzgibbon died at St. Finbarr's Hospital on 20 May 1955.[1]