Pat Nolan, legendary Wexford goalkeeper and three-time All-Ireland winner, dies

Pat Nolan, legendary Wexford goalkeeper and three-time All-Ireland winner, dies

Wexford goalkeeper Pat Nolan grabs the sliotar before Cork's Eddie O'Brien can get a hurley to it during the 1970 All-Ireland hurling final. 

Wexford GAA is mourning the loss of one of their all-time greats following the death of Pat Nolan on Saturday night, aged 84.

One of the greatest netminders in the history of Wexford hurling in a career that spanned from 1956 to 1974, having arrived on the inter-county scene as a minor at the age of 17. He joined the senior team as sub-goalkeeper in 1956, becoming part of one of hurling's most decorated teams.

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