Frankie Walsh

Frankie Walsh was an Irish hurler who lived from 1936 until his death on 28 December 2012 and played as a left wing-forward at senior level for the Waterford county team. He made his first appearance for Waterford during the 1956 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until he retired after the 1970 championship, winning one All-Ireland medal, three Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal, and in 1959 he captained the team to the All-Ireland title. At club level he had a lengthy career with Mount Sion, winning twelve county club championships. In retirement he became involved in team management, training the Waterford senior hurling team in the early 1970s and later managing the Mount Sion senior hurling team.