Garrett Howard (10 December 1899 – 20 January 1995) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back for the Limerick, Dublin and Tipperary senior teams.
Howard represented the Munster and Leinster inter-provincial teams at various times, winning two Railway Cup medals during that period.
At inter-county level he guided Clare to an Oireachtas Cup as well as a first Munster final appearance in seventeen years.
Howard was the third recipient of the All-Time All-Star Award in 1982, and holds the record of being the only Limerick man to have won five All-Ireland medals.
[3] A move to Dublin saw Howard join the Garda club which enjoyed an unprecedented run of success in the late twenties.
Howard joined the Limerick senior team in 1921, at a time when the championship was severely hampered by the War of Independence.
The subsequent All-Ireland final was delayed until 4 March 1923, with Howard included on the Limerick team to face Dublin.
Limerick captain Bob McConkey scored a hat-trick of goals in the opening half, before adding a fourth after the interval.
Dublin eventually won the game on a score line of 5–3 to 2–6 and Howard collected his second All-Ireland medal.
His return in green and white saw an upsurge in Limerick's fortunes as the team reached the provincial decider against Waterford in 1933.
The subsequent All-Ireland final on 3 September 1933 saw a record crowd of 45,176 travel to Croke Park to see Limerick face Kilkenny.
After being level at the interval, the game remained close in the second half until a solo-run goal by Johnny Dunne sealed a 1–7 to 0–6 victory for Kilkenny.
Points from Mick Mackey and Jackie O'Connell and a remarkable four goals from Dave Clohessy secured a 5–2 to 2–6 victory for Limerick.
At the beginning of the second-half Lory Meagher sent over a huge point from midfield giving Kilkenny a lead which they would not surrender.
Jack Keane issued an instruction from the sideline that Timmy Ryan, the team captain, was to take the free and put the sliotar over the bar for the equalising point.
Tipperary provided the opposition in the provincial final, however, Limerick captain Mick Mackey ran riot and scored 5–3.
For the third time in four years the lure of a Kilkenny-Limerick clash brought a record crowd of over 50,000 to Croke Park for the All-Ireland decider on 6 September 1936.
With the revival of the Tailteann Games in 1924, Howard received the ultimate honour by being one of fifteen hurlers chosen to make up an Irish hurling team.
At inter-county level Howard was trainer of the Clare senior hurling team for a brief period in the fifties.
Liz Howard was the first and only female analysts on the Sunday Game, before later serving as PRO of the Tipperary County Board and president of the Camogie Association.
Howard died at Dannell Nursing Home, Borrisokane on 20 January 1995, the last surviving member of the All-Ireland-winning Limerick and Dublin teams of the 1920s and 1930s.