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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Ó Súilleabháin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing forward | ||
| Born | (1968-09-22)22 September 1968 (age 57) Ballygunner,County Waterford | ||
| Nickname | The Dapper | ||
| Club | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1985 - 2006 | Ballygunner | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Waterford titles | 105 | ||
| Munster titles | 18 | ||
| Inter-county | |||
| Years | County | ||
1987 - 2000 | Waterford | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
Billy O'Sullivan (born 22 September 1968) is anIrish sportsman. He playedhurling with his local clubBallygunner and with theWaterford senior inter-county team.[1]
Billy O'Sullivan was born inBallygunner,County Waterford in 1968. He was educated locally and from an early age showed a great deal of interest inhurling. Billy won an U15 Munster Colleges withDe La Salle College,Waterford. He played for a combinedFitzgibbon Cup teams from 1987-1989.
Billy played his clubhurling with his localBallygunner team. He had some success at underage levels and in 1988 and 1989 he won two Under-21 County medal with the club.senior county medal with the club. Billy addedsenior county medals to his collection in 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001 & 2005. In 2001 he converted county medal into a Munster club hurling title. O'Sullivan won his seventh county championship title in 2005, playing in his14thsenior county final. Billy also won anAll-Ireland Clubs Sevens medal in 1993.
Billy still plays for Ballygunner at intermediate grade. He was elected club chairman in early 2010.
Billy joined theWaterford hurling team in the early 1987 and made his debut versusKilkenny in the 1st round of the 1987National Hurling League.
In 2000 Billy suffered a serious ankle injury against Killkenny in the national league.
Billy retired from inter-county hurling on a high after bringing Waterford back from 15 points down, scoring every point. In the first round of the Munster Championship in 2000 againstLimerick.
Billy won aRailway Cup medal in 1992.
Billy is brother to the present Waterford inter-county hurler,Shane O'Sullivan.[citation needed]