Richard Rockett (born 1931) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right wing-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.[1][2]
| 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) | |||
| 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. | |||
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
editTeam
edit- Slieverue
- Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1954
- Kilkenny
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1957
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1957, 1958
- Oireachtas Cup (1): 1957
- All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1951
- Leinster Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1951
- Leinster
- Railway Cup (1): 1956
References
edit- ^ "Profile: Dick Rockett". Hurling Stats website. Archived from the original on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Gentleman Dick". Kilkenny People. 16 March 2011. Archived from the original on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Kilkenny GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "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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