Liam Dowling (25 January 1931 – 20 November 1996) was an Irish former hurler who played as a full-forward for the Cork senior team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Ó Dualaing | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
(1931-01-25)January 25, 1931 Castlemartyr, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
November 20, 1996(1996-11-20) (aged 65) Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1940s-1950s |
Castlemartyr Sarsfields Castlemartyr | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1952-1962 | Cork | 11 (9-05) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
Dowling made his first appearance for the team during the 1952 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen at various intervals for much of the next decade. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals, two Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal.
At club level Dowling is a county senior championship medalist with Sarsfields. He also played with Castlemartyr.
Dowling began his club hurling career with his local Castlemartyr club.[2]
In 1951 he won his first county junior championship with the club following a 6-5 to 2-7 defeat of Cloughduv.[citation needed]
Dowling won further divisional titles with the club before moving to the Sarsfields club in the mid-fifties. 'Sars' secured the county senior championship in 1957.[citation needed]
The 1960s saw Dowling switch his club allegiance back to Castlemartyr once again. He won a second county junior championship with the club in 1964, as Cloughduv were accounted for once again.[citation needed]
Dowling first came to prominence with the Cork senior hurlers in the early 1950s. He won his first Munster title as a full-forward in 1952. Dowling later collected his first All-Ireland medal following a victory over Dublin in the championship decider. Cork continued their winning ways in 1953 with Dowling adding a National Hurling League medal to his collection. He later collected his second Munster title before later winning a second All-Ireland medal, following Cork’s defeat of Galway in one of the dirtiest All-Ireland finals ever.