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. Early life Willie Hough was born just outside Newcastlewest, County Limerick in 1892. He was born into a family that had a strong association with Gaelic games. His father, who excelled in both hurling and Gaelic football, was chairman of the West Limerick Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 1902 until 1910. Hough was educated locally and later attended the De La Salle College in Waterford where he qualified as a national school teacher. After qualifying as a teacher Hough worked in Baltimore, County Cork. Playing career Club Hough played his club hurling with a variety of clubs. During his studies in Waterford he played with the De La Salle club and enjoyed some success. He won back-to-back county titles with the club in 1913 and 1914. After moving to Cork Hough played with the UCC club. When he returned to his own native town he played with Newcastle West and enjoyed more success. He captured county titles with that club in 1917 and 1925. Inter-county Hough first came to prominence on the inter-county scene, not with his own native-county but, with Waterford. In 1913 he was handed the captaincy of the inter-county team. Waterford, however, were eliminated from the provincial championship at the first hurdle at the hands of Tipperary. After moving to Cork Hough was invited to join the Cork senior team, however, he declined. In 1915 Hough made his debut with the Limerick inter-county team. Limerick’s hurling fortunes were on the way up at the time. In 1917 Hough lined out in his first Munster final with Tipperary providing the opposition. Tipp were the All-Ireland champions, however, Limerick took the game by the scruff of the neck. At the final whistle both sides had