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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