A true master under the high ball
He burst on the scene in 2003 as a wing forward. He played some games at corner back in 2004 but was at home at right-half back and he made his name there over the intervening years. Hurling fans on Leeside got a preview of Walsh’s inter-county promise when the blonde helmetless defender gave terrier-like displays with UCC in the early years of this millennium.
Later, in his distinctive red helmet, he captured the imagination of hurling supporters with his all-action displays, full of skill and determination. He will be remembered for his trademark long left-handed regular deliveries launched from the half-back line as another attack was repelled. He was a master under the high ball and his timing was impeccable, catching his opponent unawares and then soaring into the sky to field another puckout or attacking delivery from the opposition defence.
