Liam Currams
Liam Currams (born 26 January 1961) is an Irish former hurler and Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder and left wing-back for both Offaly senior teams. His inter-county career lasted from 1980 until 1986.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Ó Corráim | ||
| Sport | Dual player | ||
| Football Position: | Left wing-back | ||
| Hurling Position: | Midfield | ||
| Born |
26 January 1961 Kilcormac, County Offaly, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Kilcormac-Killoughey | |||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1980-1986 1980-1985 |
Offaly (F) Offaly (H) |
14 (0-01) 8 (0-10) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Leinster Titles | 3 | 2 | |
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | 1 | |
| League titles | 0 | 0 | |
| All-Stars | 1 | 1 | |
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 23:42, 8 August 2012. | |||
Currams holds a unique place in the annals of Gaelic games in Offaly as a successful dual player at the highest levels. He has won one All-Ireland medal and two Leinster medals in hurling, while has also won one All-Ireland medal and three Leinster medals in football.[2]
Currams has a number of personal achievements.
He is one of only four players to have won All Stars Awards in both hurling and football.
He is the only Offaly player to do so.[3]
At club level Currams played with Kilcormac-Killoughey.
He lives in County Donegal.[3]
References
- "All-Ireland Winning Teams". Offaly GAA website. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- "Offaly GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- Bonner, Declan (7 May 2020). "Joined-up thinking is needed going forward". Donegal News. p. 55.
That Offaly team was full of great characters, and one of them Liam Currams, who lives in Donegal, is the only player from his home county to win All Stars in hurling (1981) and football (1982).
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