Bill O'Callaghan
{{short description|Irish hurler}}
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{{Infobox GAA player
| code= Hurling
| sport = Hurling
| image =
| name = William O’Callaghan
| irish = Liam Ó Ceallacháin
| fullname = William Henry O'Callaghan
| nickname = Bill
| height =
| occupation = Telegraph clerk
| county = Cork
| province = Munster
| club = Redmond's
| clposition = Forward
| clubs =
| clyears =
| clapps(points) =
| clcounty = 1
| clprovince=
| clallireland =
| counties = Cork
| icposition = Forward
| icyears = 1892-1893
| icapps(points) = 2
| icprovince = 1
| icallireland = 1
| nhl =
| clupdate =
| icupdate = 13:46, 3 May 2015
| birth_date = 1868
| death_date = 16 January 1946 (aged 77)
}}
William Henry O’Callaghan (1868 – 16 January 1946) was an Irish hurler who played as a forward for the Cork senior team.
Born in Cork, O'Callaghan first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-four when he first linked up with the Cork senior team. He made his senior debut during the 1892 championship. O'Callaghan immediately became a regular member of the team and won one All-Ireland medal and one Munster medal. In 1892 O'Callaghan captained the team to the All-Ireland title.{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/cork/Profile.aspx|title=Cork GAA profile|publisher=Hogan Stand website|accessdate=18 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216074254/http://hoganstand.com/Cork/Profile.aspx|archive-date=2009-02-16|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sh_teams/|title=Senior Hurling|publisher=Munster GAA website|accessdate=18 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721124423/http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sh_teams/|archive-date=21 July 2011|url-status=dead}}
At club level O'Callaghan was a one-time championship medalist with Redmond's.{{fact|date=July 2021}}
Throughout his career O'Callaghan made just two championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1893 championship.{{fact|date=July 2021}}
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before=Stephen Hayes |
title=Cork Senior Hurling Captain|
years=1892|
after=John 'Curtis' Murphy
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after=John 'Curtis' Murphy
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title=All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final
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before=John Mahony
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