Willie Horgan
| Full name | Willie Horgan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
17th May 1944 Dillon's Cross, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
29 May 2015 (aged 71) Wilton, Cork, Ireland | ||
William Horgan (17 May 1944 – 29 May 2015) was an Irish hurling referee. He was a former Gaelic footballer and hurler with his club Brian Dillons.[1]
Horgan officiated at a number of high-profile club games in Cork before making his inter-county debut as a referee in 1981. After beginning in the minor, under-21 and junior grades he progressed to senior level where he took charge of numerous games between the league and the championship. Horgan was the referee for the 1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final between Kilkenny and Tipperary. He retired from inter-county activity in 1995.
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- ^ Horgan, John (3 June 2015). "Willie Horgan was a great person and referee". Evening Echo. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
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- 1944 births
- 2015 deaths
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- Hurling referees
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