William "Liam" Donnelly (1928– 5 January 2017) was an Irish former hurler who played as a centre-back for the Dublin senior team.
Raised in Raheny, Dublin, Donnelly played both hurling and Gaelic football with his local club, St Vincents. As a minor, he scored the winning goal against Tipperary in the 1946 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship final. He won a Leinster Senior Hurling Championship with the Dublin senior team in 1948 and featured in the 1948 All-Ireland final, which they lost to Waterford.
Outside of sport, Donnelly served as an officer in the Irish Army, and was "third in command" (Support Platoon Commander) of A Company during the Siege of Jadotville in 1961.
Honours
Dublin
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Runner-up (1): 1948 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Winner (1): 1948 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Winner (2): 1945, 1946 Leinster Minor Hurling Championship Winner (2): 1945, 1946 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Winner (1): 1945 Leinster Minor Football Championship Winner (2): 1945, 1946
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