Larry Fanning

Larry Fanning

Personal information
Irish name	Labhrás Ó Fainín
Sport	Hurling
Position	Full back
Born	1922 Waterford, Ireland
Died	28 August 2008 (aged 86) Waterford, Ireland
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Mount Sion
Club titles
	Football	Hurling
Wexford titles	3	9
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1948-1951	Waterford
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	1
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0

Larry Fanning (1922 - 28 August 2008) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Waterford senior team.^[1][2]

Born in Waterford, Fanning first excelled at hurling during his schooling at Mount Sion CBS. He arrived on the inter-county scene at a time when Waterford's senior hurling fortunes were about to change. During his career he won a one All-Ireland medal as a non-playing substitute and one Munster medal on the field of play.

At club level Fanning was a nine-time championship medallist with Mount Sion. He also won three championship medals in Gaelic football.

His retirement came following Waterford's defeat by Tipperary in the 1954 championship.

Fanning's brother, Pat, served as president of the Gaelic Athletic Association.

Honours

Team

Mount Sion

• Waterford Senior Hurling Championship (9): 1943, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 (c)
• Waterford Senior Football Championship (3): 1953, 1955, 1956

Waterford

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1948 (sub)
• Munster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1948

References

1. "Waterford will win – his last prediction". The Waterford Express. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
2. Keyes, Dermot (5 September 2008). "Larry Fanning's wonderful legacy". The Waterford Express. Retrieved 18 June 2014.