Post-playing Career
Following Stakelum's retirement from club and inter-county hurling he moved into the administrative side of the GAA. He served as secretary of the Tipperary County Board in 1961 and 1962, a period which saw Tipp capture back-to-back All-Ireland titles. In the 1970s Stakelum helped set up the Dúrlas Óg Club in Thurles. It was a move which kick-started the rejuvenation of Gaelic games in the town where the association was founded. Stakelum served as a selector on a number of Tipperary senior hurling teams and saw his nephews, Richard and Conor Stakelum and Bobby and Aidan Ryan achieve success with Tipperary.
Pat Stakelum died on April 4, 2008.
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