William Walsh (1922 – 26 March 2013[citation needed]) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back for the Kilkenny senior team.
A narrow 3–2 to 2–3 defeat of Threecastles gave Walsh a Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship medal.
The subsequent All-Ireland decider saw a bumper crowd of over 69,000 people turn up for the clash between Kilkenny and Tipperary.
With ten minutes remaining Cork's lead was reduced to just two points, however, goals by Mossy O'Riordan and Joe Kelly secured the victory.
The subsequent All-Ireland final was a repeat of the previous year, however due to injury, Walsh was dropped to the substitutes' bench for the showdown with Cork.
After surrendering their titles the following year, Walsh won a fourth Leinster medal in 1950 following a narrow 3–11 to 2–11 defeat of newcomers Wexford.
Walsh started the game on the substitutes' bench but entered the field of play in an exchange with John Sutton.
Kilkenny trailed by six points with a quarter of the game remaining, however, a last-minute save by Ollie Walsh repelled the Waterford attack and secured a 4–10 to 3–12 victory.