Dick Rockett

Dick Rockett
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-forward
Born 1931
Slieverue, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Occupation Farmer
Club(s)
Years Club
Slieverue
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (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 "Dick" Rockett (born 1931) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right wing-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.[1][2]

Born in Slieverue, County Kilkenny, Rockett first excelled at 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.

His retirement came prior to the start of the 1959 championship.

Honours

Team

Slieverue
Kilkenny
Leinster

References

  1. "Profile: Dick Rockett". Hurling Stats website. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  2. "Gentleman Dick". Kilkenny People. 16 March 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  3. "Kilkenny GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  4. "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
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