Art Foley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Art Foley

Irish hurler

Date of Birth: 14-Dec-1928

Place of Birth: Enniscorthy, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 28-Oct-2019

Profession: hurler

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Art Foley

  • Michael Arthur Foley (14 December 1928 – 28 October 2019) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Wexford senior team. Born in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Foley first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Wexford minor team.
  • He joined the senior panel during the 1946–47 league.
  • Foley later became a regular member of the starting fifteen, and won two All-Ireland medals, three Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal.
  • He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion. As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Foley won one Railway Cup medal.
  • At club level he was a seven-time championship medallist with St.
  • Aidan's. Foley retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1957 championship.
  • He died in the United States in October 2019.

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