Billy Dwyer
Philip O'Dwyer (1934 – 27 September 2020), commonly known as Billy Dwyer, was an Irish hurler whose career included two All-Ireland Championship victories with the Kilkenny senior hurling team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Ó Duibhir | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
1934 Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Died |
27 September 2020 (aged 86) Terenure, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Nickname | Billy | ||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Foulkstown Faughs | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1956–1963 | Kilkenny | 19 (16–25) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:09, 1 December 2014. | |||
Born in Kilkenny, Dwyer first played competitive hurling during his schooling at St. Patrick's De La Salle. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-two when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team. He made his senior debut during the 1956 Walsh Cup. Dwyer went on to enjoy a successful career, winning two All-Ireland medals, three Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Dwyer was a one-time Railway Cup medallist. At club level he is a two-time championship medallist with Faughs.
Dwyer retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1963 championship.