About Dick Morrissey
Lived 1895 – 1977 (aged 81–82). Dick Morrissey was a hurler.
Richard Morrissey (14 November 1894 – 5 July 1977) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Galway senior team.
Morrissey made his first appearance for the team in the early 1920s and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for much of the rest of the decade. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal as Galway claimed their first championship in 1923. Morrissey was an All-Ireland runner-up on four occasions.
At club level Morrissey was a four-time county club championship medalist with Craughwell.
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Who was Dick Morrissey?
Irish hurler (1895–1977)
When was Dick Morrissey born?
Dick Morrissey was born in 1895 in Craughwell.
When did Dick Morrissey die?
Dick Morrissey died on 5 July 1977.
What was Dick Morrissey's occupation?
Dick Morrissey was a hurler.
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