Willie Griffin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Griofain | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Half-forward | ||
| Born | Shanballymore, County Cork | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1940s-1950s | Shanballymore | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1950-1952 | Cork | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
Willie Griffin was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Shanballymore and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1950 until 1952.
Playing career
Club
Griffin played his club hurling with his local club in Shanballymore and enjoyed some success. After defeat in two county finals in 1948 and 1950, he won a county intermediate championship title with Shanballymore in 1951.
Inter-county
Griffin's inter-county career was a short one, however, he enjoyed much success. After a period in the wilderness the Cork team bounced back in 1952 with Griffin capturing a Munster winners' medal following a defeat of three-in-a-row All-Ireland champions Tipperary in the provincial decider.[1] Dublin provided the opposition in the subsequent All-Ireland final, however ‘the Dubs’ were completely outclassed by Cork on that occasion. In spite of only leading by three points at half-time Cork won by 2-14 to 0-7 and picked up a coveted All-Ireland winners' medal.[2] Griffin's inter-county hurling career came to an end following this triumh.