Frankie Walsh Gaelic games player
Frankie Walsh (1936 – 28 December 2012) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-forward for the Waterford senior team.Walsh made his first appearance for the team during the 1956 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1970 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal, three Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. In 1959 Walsh captained the team to the All-Ireland title.At club level Walsh enjoyed a lengthy career with Mount Sion, winning twelve county club championship.In retirement from playing Walsh became involved in team management. He trained the Waterford senior hurling team in the early 1970s before later serving as manager of the Mount Sion senior hurling team in the early 1990s.