Éamonn Grimes (born 1947) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a midfielder for the Limerick senior team.
During his secondary schooling at CBS Sexton Street, Grimes became a member of the college senior hurling team.
[3] Grimes added a second Harty Cup medal the following year, before losing to St. Kieran's College in the All-Ireland decider on a score line of 6–9 to 6–1.
In his final year with the school, Grimes won a third successive Harty Cup medal as captain of the side, following a defeat of Thurles CBS.
[citation needed] Grimes subsequently joined the Limerick senior team, making his debut the day before he was due to sit his Leaving Certificate in a Munster quarter-final defeat of Tipperary.
A last-minute free by Richie Bennis secured a 6–7 to 2–18 defeat of Tipperary in the provincial decider and a first Munster medal for Grimes.
Grimes later led his team to Croke Park for an All-Ireland showdown with reigning champions and injury-ravaged Kilkenny.
A Mossie Dowling goal eight minutes after half-time, together with a series of scores by Richie Bennis led Limerick to a 1–21 to 1–14 victory.
This gave Grimes an All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship medal, and he had the honour of collecting the Liam MacCarthy Cup on behalf of the team.
He was a non-playing substitute as Limerick won the Munster final by 2–14 to 2–10 that year and denied Cork a record-breaking sixth successive title.
His career drew to an end when eventual champions Offaly defeated Limerick in the subsequent All-Ireland semi-final.