William J. Spain, born on 3 September 1865 and died on 9 April 1936, was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer and the first player to win All-Ireland hurling and football medals. He played Gaelic football with Commercials and with the Limerick senior county team in the 1880s, and he also played hurling with the CJ Kickhams club and with the Dublin senior county team in the 1880s. He was the first player to score a goal in an All-Ireland football final and the first to score a hat-trick of goals in an All-Ireland hurling final.
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was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer
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He was the first player to win All-Ireland hurling and football medals
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was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer
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was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer
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He played Gaelic football with Commercials and with the Limerick senior county team in the 1880s
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Spain also played hurling with the CJ Kickhams club and with the Dublin senior county team in the 1880s
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