Eddie Connolly, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eddie Connolly

Irish hurler

Date of Birth: 29-Oct-1985

Place of Birth: Loughmore, Munster, Ireland

Date of Death: 17-Sep-2015

Profession: hurler

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Eddie Connolly (29 October 1985 – 17 September 2015) was an Irish hurler.
He played for his local club Loughmore-Castleiney and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team. On 13 March 2011, he made his senior debut for Tipperary against Offaly, starting at right corner back in the National Hurling League in a 1-20 to 0-10 victory. Eddie was an accomplished defender in hurling and Gaelic football, playing senior hurling and football for the premier county.
Eddie captained Tipperary to an All-Ireland Intermediate hurling championship in 2012.
He was also a distinguished player for his college Dublin Institute of technology. Connolly was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2013.
He died on 17 September 2015 at the age of 29.