Willie Hough
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Ó hEochaidh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born |
4 May 1892 Monagea, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Died |
13 April 1976 (aged 83) Dooradoyle, Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | National school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Monagea De La Salle Newcastle West | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1913 1915-1929 |
Waterford Limerick | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
William Hough (4 May 1892 – 13 April 1976) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder and as a centre-back for the Limerick senior team.
Hough first came to prominence as captain of the Waterford team for the 1913 championship. Two years later he made his debut for Limerick and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1929 championship. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals and three Munster medals. In 1918 Hough captained the team to the All-Ireland title.
At club level Humphreys played with Monagea, De La Salle and Newcastle West, winning a county championship medals with the latter two teams.