Jimmy Morris (hurler)

Jimmy Morris
Personal information
Irish name	Séamus Ó Muiris
Sport	Hurling
Position	Midfield
Born	1897 Gort, County Galway, Ireland
Occupation	Telegraph messenger
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Gort
Club titles
Galway titles	2
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1923-1924	Galway
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands	1

James "Jimmy" Morris (born 1897) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Galway senior team.

Morris was a key member of the Galway team during the 1920s, particularly during the successful 1923 championship. That year he won an All-Ireland medal as Galway captured the title for the first time ever.^[1]

Morris also enjoyed a successful club career with Gort, winning two county championship medals.

References

↑ "County profile: Galway". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 30 April 2011.

Galway – 1923 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (1st title)

1 J. Mahony 2 T. Fleming 3 J. Power 4 M. Derivan 5 M. Gill 6 E. Gilmartin 7 J. Garvey 8 M. Kenny (c) 9 J. Morris 10 I. Harney 11 D. Morrissey 12 M. King 13 L. McGrath 14 A. Kelly 15 B. Gibbs Trainers J. Berry T. Kenny

Galway – 1924 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

1 J. Mahony 2 M. Derivan 3 I. Harney 4 J. Power 5 A. Kelly 6 B. Gibbs 7 E. Gilmartin 8 M. Kenny (Capt.) 9 J. Morris 10 M. King 11 T. Fleming 12 D. Morrissey 13 L. McGrath 14 J. Garvey 15 J. Keogh

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