‘Brick’ preferred to do his talking on the pitch

Being compared to model Glenda Gilson by his then Waterford teammate Ken McGrath led to Michael ‘Brick’ Walsh keeping as low a profile as possible during his playing days.
Walsh was just 23-years of age when Justin McCarthy appointed him Waterford hurling captain ahead of the 2007 season, a role that gave rise to several media requests and invitations to attend club functions.