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Inside Tipperary hurler Willie Connors' life off the pitch after family death
Willie Connors has been a key player in the Tipperary team since their last All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship victory in 2019.
The Kiladangan native also had a successful stint in Gaelic football before deciding to concentrate on his hurling career.
Let's delve into his life both on and off the pitch. Tipperary Career
Willie enjoyed underage success with the Tipperary footballers before making it big with the senior hurlers. He won a Munster U/21 football title in 2015 before going on to line out with the county in the National Football League and Munster and All-Ireland Senior Football Championships.
He made his debut for the Tipperary senior hurlers in 2018, during a league clash with neighbours Limerick. He won his first and only All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship medal the following year as the Premier county beat Kilkenny in the Croke Park final decider. Age, Height and Where He's From
Willie was born in August 1996, making him 29 years of age.
He is from the village of Puckane and he plays his club hurling with his local team, Kiladangan. He helped to guided his club to a first County Tipperary senior hurling title in 2020.
They later added another county title in 2023. Day Job
Away from his busy sporting career the GAA star works as an Area Sales Manager at Tippo International Ltd. Death of his Uncle Willie
Willie Connors' uncle, also called Willie Connors, sadly passed away suddenly at home earlier this month.
His untimely passing comes just days before the Premier County's All-Ireland Hurling semi-final clash with Kilkenny in Croke Park.
Willie was predeceased by his parents Tom and Annie, brothers Bernard, John and Michael, sisters Kathleen and Ann, and his brother-in-law Patrick Seymour. He is mourned by his sister and brothers, Breda, Paddy, Tommy, Ollie, Tony, and his twin Ger, extended family, neighbours, and many friends. Injuries
Willie suffered a serious ankle injury as Tipperary lost to Kerry in the Superstores Munster Hurling Cup quarter-final.
The game was halted for 11 minutes in the second half as an ambulance removed him from Austin Stack Park in Tralee after he had scored a point. Tipperary confirmed that he had sustained a "double ankle fracture in today's game against Kerry. We wish Willie well in his recovery."
