Pat Hartigan (born 1950) is an Irish former hurler who played for his local club South Liberties[1] and at senior level for the Limerick county team in the 1970s.
It was only when Hartigan attended the Sexton Street school of the Christian Brothers, where one of his friends was J.P. McManus, that he began to play hurling on a competitive basis.
In 1966 his school won a third successive Harty Cup and All-Ireland colleges' title, beating St Mary's of Galway.
The prospect of making history became an obsession for Hartigan; however, his team were eventually beaten by Coláiste Chríost Rí of Cork.
In a training session with Limerick in 1979 Hartigan was tragically injured when the sliothar spun awkwardly off a hurley and hit him in the eye.
Without any specialised training Hartigan captained Limerick AC in 1983 to a national track and field league title, before adding a second in 1985.
He won the Poc Fada competition in 1981 and 1983[3] and also spent a period as manager of his local underage teams in the South Liberties club.