Anthony Daly

Who is Anthony Daly?

Anthony Daly is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left wing-back for the Clare senior hurling team.

Born in Clarecastle, County Clare, Daly first excelled at hurling during his schooling at St. Flannan's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Clare minor team before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 1989-90 National League. Daly subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won two All-Ireland medals and three Munster medals. He captained the team to the All-Ireland title in 1995 and 1997.

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Daly won two Railway Cup medals. At club level he is a one-time Munster medallist with Clarecastle. In addition to this he also won five championship medals.

Throughout his career Daly made 30 championship appearances. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 21 February 2002.

Daly is widely regarded as one of Clare's all-time greatest and most popular players. During his playing days he won three All-Star awards, while he was later chosen as one of the 125 greatest hurlers of all-time in a 2009 poll.