| Code: | Hurling |
| Sport: | Hurling |
| Willie Fitzmaurice | |
| Occupation: | Priest |
| Alma Mater: | Maynooth College |
| County: | Limerick |
| Province: | Munster |
| Club: | Killeedy GAA |
| Counties: | Limerick |
| Icyears: | 1970s and 1980s |
| Birth Place: | Limerick, Ireland |
Willie Fitzmaurice (born 4 December 1946) was a hurler from Killeedy, south of Limerick, who played with the Limerick teams in the 1970s and 1980s[1]
In 1998, he became a county team selector along with former teammates Éamonn Cregan and David Punch[2] and advocated the retention of the back-door system.[3]
He was the parish priest in Kilmallock in 2008;[4] as such he celebrated the mass of his deceased niece, Elizabeth Gubbins, who died in the controversial Vernelli hit-and-run case in Rome.[5] [6]
He is the brother of Limerick hurler Paudie Fitzmaurice.
The Fitzmaurice brothers were noted for their unusual hurling technique: when striking the sliotar, the Fitzmaurice brothers did not bend their elbows, making it difficult for their opponents to hook them.[7] [8]