Eddie Gleeson

Irish hurler

Eddie Gleeson
Personal information
Irish name Éamonn Ó Gliasáin
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-forward
Born 1920
Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
1930s-1950s
 Thurles Sarsfields
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1945-1946
 Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0

Edward Gleeson (born 1920, date of death unknown)[1] was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Tipperary senior team.

Gleeson made his first appearance for the team during the 1945 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for just two full seasons. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and one Munster medal.[2][3] At club level Gleeson played with Thurles Sarsfields.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ John Coffey – Oldest Living All Ireland Winner turns 100
  2. ^ "Tipperary GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Senior Hurling". Munster GAA website. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
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Tipperary - 1945 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (13th title)
  • 1 J. Maher
  • 2 J. Devitt
  • 3 G. Cornally
  • 4 F. Coffey
  • 5 M. Murphy
  • 6 J. Maher (c)
  • 7 T. Purcell
  • 8 H. Goldsboro
  • 9 T. Wall
  • 10 M. Ryan
  • 11 T. Doyle
  • 12 E. Gleeson
  • 13 J. Coffey
  • 14 T. Brennan
  • 15 P. Ryan
Subs
16 J. Dwyer
17 J. Delahunty
18 J. Ryan
19 M. Loughnane
20 M. Byrne
21 G. Doyle
22 T. Ryan
Trainer
T. Butler
Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.


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