Éamonn Grimes
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| Personal information | |||
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| Irish name | Éamonn Ó Greacháin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born | 1947 Donoughmore, County Limerick, Ireland |
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Occupation | Sales representative | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| South Liberties | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 4 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1966–1981 | Limerick | 30 (3-27) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
Éamonn Grimes (born 1947) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a midfielder for the Limerick senior team.
Grimes joined the team during the 1966 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1981 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal, four Munster medals, (two as a substitute) one National Hurling League medal and two All-Star awards. An All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions, Grimes captained the team to the All-Ireland title in 1973.
At club level Grimes was a four-time county club championship medalist with South Liberties.
During his secondary schooling at CBS Sexton Street, Grimes became a member of the college senior hurling team.
In 1964 he won his first Harty Cup medal following a defeat of St. Flannan's College. The subsequent All-Ireland decider saw the Limerick side face St. Peter's College, Wexford. A 6–7 to 4–5 victory gave grimes an All-Ireland medal.
Grimes added a second Harty Cup medal the following year, before losing to St. Kieran's College in the All-Ireland decider on a score line of 6–9 to 6–1.
In his final year with the school, Grimes won a third successive Harty Cup medal as captain of the side, following a defeat of Thurles CBS. The subsequent All-Ireland decider against St. Mary's of Galway was a rout, with a large 8–9 to 2–2 victory giving Grimes a second All-Ireland medal.
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