Billy Walton (hurler), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Irish hurler
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Place of Birth: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
About Billy Walton (hurler)
- William "Billy" Walton (16 May 1961 - 18 November 2012) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.Born in Kilkenny, Walton first played competitive hurling during his schooling at St.
- Kieran's College.
- He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team, before later joining the under-21 side.
- He made his senior debut in the 1981–82 National Hurling League.
- Walton went on to play a minor role for Kilkenny for just one season, and won one a set of All-Ireland and Leinster medals as a non-playing substitute, as well as a National Hurling League medal.At club level Walton was a one-time All-Ireland medallist with James Stephens.
- In addition to this he also won one Leinster medal and one championship medal. Walton's father, Tom, enjoyed All-Ireland success with Kilkenny in 1947. For over twenty years Walton acted as selector and manager of a host of underage and adult teams, as well as serving as juvenile coaching officer with James Stephens.
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