Dick Rockett

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Dick Rockett
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-forward
Born 1931
Slieverue, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation Farmer
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Slieverue
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1953-1959
 Kilkenny 12 (13-4)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 16:41, 28 June 2014.

Richard Rockett (born 1931) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right wing-forward for the Kilkenny senior team. [1] [2]

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Born in Slieverue, County Kilkenny, Rockett first played competitive hurling during his schooling at De La Salle College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he first linked up with the Kilkenny junior team. He made his senior debut in the 1953-54 National League. Rockett played a key role for the team for the next few years and won one All-Ireland medal and two Leinster medals. [3] [4]

Rockett also represented the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, winning one Railway Cup medal. At club level he was a one-time championship medallist with Slieverue.[ citation needed ]

His retirement came prior to the start of the 1959 championship.[ citation needed ]

Honours

Team

Slieverue
Kilkenny
Leinster

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References

  1. ↑ "Profile: Dick Rockett". Hurling Stats website. Archived from the original on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Gentleman Dick". Kilkenny People. 16 March 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Kilkenny GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.


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