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Jun 30, 1963 Bullaun, County Galway, Connacht, Ireland 61 years old
Irish hurler
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About Michael Mcgrath Hurler
- Michael 'Hopper' McGrath (born 30 June 1963 in Bullaun, County Galway) is an Irish former sportsperson.
- He played hurling with his local club Sarsfields and was a member of the Galway senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s.McGrath played for the Galway Hurling team that was crowned All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions in 1987 (defeating Kilkenny) and 1988 (defeating Tipperary.)McGrath was captain of the Sarsfields team when Sarsfields captured their second Galway Senior Hurling Championship title in 1989.
- On that occasion Sarsfields defeated Athenry in St.Brendans Park Loughrea, where the final score was Sarsfields 3-7, Athenry 1-8. McGrath helped Sarsfields to win the club's third senior county title in 1992.
- On that occasion Sarsfields defeated Carnmore in the county final reply, where the final score was Sarsfields 1-14, Carnmore 1-5. McGrath helped Sarsfields to retain the county title in 1993 (the club's fourth senior county title).
- On that occasion Sarsfields once again defeated Carnmore, where the final score was Sarsfields 1-10, Carnmore 0-4. Following after the senior county title wins of 1992 and 1993, and McGrath with Sarsfields won his first All-Ireland Senior Club Championship medal in spring of 1993.
- McGrath and Sarsfields repeated the same feat in 1994 when the Sarsfields club becomes the first hurling club to retain their All-Ireland Senior Club championship title. McGrath again played for Sarsfields when the club captured their fifth senior county title in 1995.
- On that occasion Sarsfields defeated Portumna where the final score was Sarsfields 0-17, Portumna 1-9. McGrath played on the 1997 Sarsfields them when the club captured their sixth senior county title in 1997.
- On that occasion Sarsfields defeated Clarinbridge where the final score was Sarsfields 0-11, Clarinbridge 1-6. McGrath is also the holder of two GAA GPA All Stars Awards awarded in 1987 and 1988.
