Here's your 'Tommy Walsh playing Fitzgibbon Cup as a young lad' pic of the day

THESE DAYS THEY are the biggest names on the senior inter-county hurling stage.

But once they were young lads in the throes of their hurling education.

This year’s Fitzgibbon Cup semi-finals take place tomorrow with Waterford IT facing Mary Immaculate College while UCC and UCD go head to head.

The students involved will be seeking to emulate well-known names like Henry Shefflin and Joe Canning who passed their university hurling exams with distinction over the years.

Here’s a snapshot of those and other well-known stars in their pomp as college hurlers.

Here's your 'Tommy Walsh playing Fitzgibbon Cup as a young lad' pic of the day

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2000
King Henry set the ball rolling on an illustrious career as he won two Fitzgibbon Cup medals in 1999 and 2000 with Waterford IT.
2000
He's best known as a Tipperary footballer but Declan Browne also had Fitzgibbon Cup experience with WIT and triumphed 13 years ago.
2000
Tipperary's Paul Curran, whose brother Sean plays for Mary Immaculate College tomorrow, garnered plenty Fitzgibbon Cup experience. He captained WIT to glory in 2003 and here is seen in action in 2000.
2001
Cork's All-Ireland winning defender John Browne in action for UCC.
2001
These days he's a Wexford footballer but back in 2001 Redmond Barry was part of the triumphant UCD Fitzgibbon Cup winning team.
2003
Remember this fella? Current AFL player Setanta O'Halpin in action for WIT in the Fitzgibbon Cup ten years ago.
2004
Kilkenny's Tommy Walsh, of seven All-Ireland titles and nine Allstar awards fame, lined out for UCC in the Fitzgibbon Cup. No hurling helmet back in his early days.
2004
Kilkenny's JJ Delaney lifts the Fitzgibbon Cup nine years ago as captain of WIT.
2004
Galway's Iarla Tannian opted not to don a hurling helmet in his college days with Limerick IT.
2005
Tipperary's attacking star Eoin Kelly lead the way for 2005 champions Limerick IT.
2005
Limerick's Niall Moran (UL) squares off with Kilkenny's Jackie Tyrrell and Galway's Aonghus Callanan (both LIT).
2006
John Gardiner features for Cork IT in action against Wexford's Rory Jacob of WIT.
2007
Galway netminder James Skehill lined out for Limerick IT during his Fitzgibbon Cup days and won a medal.
2007
Joe Canning has been the attacking talisman for Limerick IT in recent years. Here he is in action in their 2007 final triumph.
2009
Cork's Shane O'Neill put in plenty service to UCC and won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal in 2009.
2010
Tipperary's Seamus Callinan (LIT) up against Clare's Enda Barrett and Waterford's Noel Connors, both of Waterford IT.
2010
Clare's John Conlon celebrates scoring the winning point for NUI Galway in the 2010 decider.
2012
Kilkenny's TJ Reid and Clare's Brendan Bulger in opposition for Carlow IT and UL respectively.
2013
UCD's Noel McGrath celebrates scoring a late point in their recent Fitzgibbon quarter-final.