Charlie Ware

Charles Ware (9 July 1903 – 19 March 1984) was an Irish hurler. At club level, he played with Erin's Own and at inter-county level with the Waterford senior hurling team.

Playing career

Ware was 15-years-old when he first lined out as a goalkeeper with the Meaghers club, however, he spent the rest of his playing days as a full-back. He was a founder-member of the Erin's Own club in 1924. The Erin's Own club won nine consecutive Waterford Senior Hurling Championship titles between 1927 and 1935, and Ware brought his senior county medal tally to 12 with further victories in 1942, 1946 and 1947.

Ware's performances at club level resulted in his inclusion on the Waterford senior hurling squad in 1925 and he was a member of the team that contested the 1929 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final. He later became the first Waterford player to be selected for Munster, Ware was at full-back when, in 1938, Waterford won their first ever Munster SHC title. Waterford were subsequently beaten by Dublin in the 1938 All-Ireland final. He was also Waterford's delegate to the Munster Council and Central Councl.

Personal life and death

Ware was born in Cork in July 1903 but raised in the Ballybricken area of Waterford. He began his working life at Hearne & Cahill's boot and shoe factory in Waterford, before later becoming a trade union official. Ware's son, "Young" Charlie Ware, was part of Waterford's All-Ireland SHC–winning team in 1959.

Ware died on 19 March 1984, at the age of 80.

Honours Player

Erin's Own Waterford Senior Hurling Championship: 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1942, 1946, 1947

Waterford Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1938

Munster Railway Cup: 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934

Selector

Waterford All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 1948 Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1948