Conor Hayes

Conor Hayes is a former Irish hurler, born in May 1958 in Kiltormer in County Galway, who played as a full-back for the Galway county team. He first played competitive hurling in his youth, joined the Galway under-21 team at the age of twenty and made his senior debut during the 1979 championship. He then played a key role for Galway for over a decade, won three All-Ireland medals and two National Hurling League medals, was twice an All-Ireland-winning captain and was an All-Ireland runner-up on three other occasions. He also played for the Connacht inter-provincial team for almost a decade and won four Railway Cup medals. At club level he won an All-Ireland medal with Kiltormer, and he also lined out with Glen Rovers. He made 23 championship appearances for Galway and retired after the 1990 championship, and he is widely regarded as one of the county's greats.