Jimmy Morris (hurler)
Personal information | |||
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Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Midfield | ||
Born |
Gort, County Galway, Ireland | 14 September 1896||
Died |
18 March 1932 Galway, Ireland | (aged 35)||
Height | 5'7" | ||
Nickname | Bittu | ||
Occupation | Business | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1914–1932 | Gort | ||
Club titles | |||
Galway titles | 2 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1922–1924 | Galway | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Connacht titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 |
James Morris (14 September 1896 – 18 March 1932) was an Irish hurler. Usually lining out at midfield, he was a member of the Galway team that won the 1923 All-Ireland Championship.[1]
Morris enjoyed a club career with Gort that spanned three decades. After joining the club's senior team in his late teens he won two county championship medals in 1914 and 1916. He later served as captain of the team for over a decade.
After being selected for the Galway senior team in 1922 he won a Connacht medal in his debut championship. He won his sole All-Ireland medal in 1923 after Galway's defeat of Limerick in the final.
Morris died from tuberculosis on 18 March 1932. He was the first member of Galway's inaugural All-Ireland-winning team to die.
Honours[]
- Gort
- Galway Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1914, 1916
- Galway
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1923
- Connacht Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1922
References[]
- ^ "Galway hurler's death". Irish Press. 25 March 1932. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
Categories:
- 1896 births
- 1932 deaths
- Gort hurlers
- Galway inter-county hurlers
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners
- 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis deaths in Ireland
- Galway hurling biography stubs