Liam Currams

Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler

Liam Currams
Personal information
Irish name Liam Ó Corráim
Sport Dual player
Football Position: Left wing-back
Hurling Position: Midfield
Born (1961-01-26) 26 January 1961 (age 63)
Kilcormac, County Offaly, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
Kilcormac–Killoughey
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1980–1986
1980–1985
Offaly (F)
Offaly (H)
14 (0-01)
8 (0-10)
Inter-county titles
  Football Hurling
Leinster Titles 3 2
All-Ireland Titles 1 1
League titles 0 0
All-Stars 1 1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 23:42, 8 August 2012.

Liam Currams (born 26 January 1961) is an Irish former hurler and Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder and left wing-back for both Offaly senior teams. His inter-county career lasted from 1980 until 1986.[1]

Currams holds a unique place in the annals of Gaelic games in Offaly as a successful dual player at the highest levels. He has won one All-Ireland medal and two Leinster medals in hurling, while has also won one All-Ireland medal and three Leinster medals in football.[2]

Currams has a number of personal achievements.

He is one of only four players to have won All Stars Awards in both hurling and football.

He is the only Offaly player to do so.[3]

At club level Currams played with Kilcormac–Killoughey.

He lives in County Donegal.[3]

References

  1. ^ "All-Ireland Winning Teams". Offaly GAA website. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Offaly GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  3. ^ a b Bonner, Declan (7 May 2020). "Joined-up thinking is needed going forward". Donegal News. p. 55. That Offaly team was full of great characters, and one of them Liam Currams, who lives in Donegal, is the only player from his home county to win All Stars in hurling (1981) and football (1982).
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Offaly – 1981 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (1st title)
Subs used
19 B. Keeshan for T. O'Donoghue
17 D. Owens for P. Kirwan
Subs not used
16 J. Troy
18 S. O'Meara
20 T. Conneely
21 M. Kennedy
Manager
A. Gallagher
Selectors
P. Mulhare
M. Spain
T. Errity
C. Daly
Coach
D. Healy
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Offaly – 1981 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up
Subs used
24 J. Mooney for T. Connor
21 J. Moran for V. Henry
Subs not used
16 D. Wynne
17 O. Minnock
18 S. Darby
19 M. Wright
20 T. Fitzpatrick
22 J. Guinan
23 M. Lowry
Manager
E. McGee
Selectors
P. Fenlon
S. Foran
P. J. Mahon
L. Grogan
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Offaly – 1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (3rd title)
Subs used
18 Stephen Darby for M. Lowry
20 Séamus Darby for J. Guinan
Subs not used
16 D. Wynne
17 C. Conroy
19 L. O'Mahony
21 M. Fitzpatrick
22 H. Bolton
23 A. O'Halloran
24 O. Minnock
Manager
E. McGee
Selectors
P. Fenlon
S. Foran
P. J. Mahon
L. Grogan
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1981 All-Star Hurling Team
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1982 All Star Gaelic Football Team


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