Patrick J. Garvan (1928 - 23 February 2021) was an Irish hurler who played for Kilkenny Senior Championship club Dicksboro and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lined out at midfield.
Career
Garvan first played hurling with the Dicksboro club. He was a member of the club's senior team that beat Éire Óg to win the 1950 Kilkenny SHC title.[1] It was around this time that Garvan joined the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He made 15 championship appearances and was a non-playing substitute when Kilkenny beat Waterford to win the All-Ireland Championship title in [[1957 1957.[2][3] Garvan also won three Leinster Championship medals.
Death
Garvan died at his residence in Ballycallan, County Kilkenny on 23 February 2021, aged 92.[4]
Honours
- Dicksboro
- Kilkenny
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 1957
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship: 1950, 1953, 1957
- Oireachtas Cup: 1957
References
- ^ "Club titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "Play 15 games and you've 95% chance of medal". Irish Examiner. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Stripey men 1957: out of doldrums, up to stars". Kilkenny Observer. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "The death has occurred of PJ Garvan". rip.ie. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2022.