Achille Boothman
Liam Boothman (February 1939 – 26 July 2018), better known as Achille Boothman, was an Irish hurler who played as a right wing-forward for club sides St. Columba's and Crumlin and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior hurling team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Achille Bútman | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born |
February 1939 Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Died |
26 July 2018 (aged 79) Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
St. Columba's Crumlin | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1959–1968 | Dublin | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
Playing career
Inter-county
After playing for the Dublin minor team for two unsuccessful seasons in 1956 and 1957, Boothman made his senior debut on 8 November 1959 in a National League defeat of recently crowned All-Ireland champions Waterford. Later that season he made his first championship start in a Leinster Championship semi-final draw with Wexford.
On 16 July 1961, Boothman was at right wing-forward when Dublin defeated Wexford by 7-05 to 4-08 to win the Leinster Championship. In the subsequent All-Ireland final on 3 September 1961, Boothman played in the same position against Tipperary. The game ended in chaos, with Dublin losing by a point.[1]
References
- Diarmuid, O'Flynn (20 May 2011). "What might have been..." Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 August 2018.