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Pat Hayden

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Pat "Diamond" Hayden (26 March 1916 to 16 January 1979) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Kilkenny senior team. Born in Gowran, County Kilkenny, he first played competitive hurling at national school and joined the Kilkenny senior team at the age of twenty-nine, making his debut in the 1945 Four Counties League while also playing for the county junior team. He went on to play a key part for Kilkenny for over a decade and won one All-Ireland medal and three Leinster medals. As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team he won a Railway Cup medal in 1954. At club level he began with Castle Rovers and won one championship medal with Éire Óg.

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1916 1
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was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back
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  • Lead, birth
    26 March 1916
  • Lead, All-Ireland medal
    won one All-Ireland medal and three Leinster medals
  • Lead, nationality
    was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back
  • Plays: Hurling, Lead
    was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back
  • On The Roster Of: Kilkenny county hurling team, Lead, county team
    as a full-back for the Kilkenny senior team
  • Competed In: All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Lead, honours
    won one All-Ireland medal and three Leinster medals
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