Pat Fanning, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Pat Fanning

Irish hurler

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1918

Place of Birth: Waterford, Munster, Ireland

Date of Death: 14-Mar-2010

Profession: hurler

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Pat Fanning

  • Pat Fanning (25 August 1918 – 14 March 2010) was an Irish sportsperson.
  • He played hurling with his local club Mount Sion and was a member of the Waterford senior inter-county team in the 1940s and 1950s.
  • He won the county championship on seven occasions.
  • Fanning also served as the 23rd President of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 1970 until 1973, and was honorary life president of Waterford's county board.His election in succession of fellow Munster man Seamus Ryan marked the second time in history a province had consecutive Presidents of the Gaelic Athletic Association.
  • Fanning was the former president of the Gaelic Athletic Association to have survived the longest after serving.

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