John Roberts (hurler)

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John Roberts
Personal information
Irish name	Seán Mac Roibeaird
Sport	Hurling
Position	Full-forward
Born	1894 Kilkenny, Ireland
Occupation	Baker
Club(s)
Years	Club
1916-1930	Dicksboro
Club Titles
Kilkenny titles	2
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1917-1928	Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	3
All Irelands	1
NHL	0

John Roberts (born 1894, date of death unknown) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the Kilkenny senior team from 1917 until 1928.^[1]

Roberts made his first appearance for the team during the 1917 championship and became a regular player over the next decade. During that time he won one All-Ireland winner's medals and three Leinster winner's medals.

At club level Roberts played with the Dicksboro club in Kilkenny, winning two county club championship winners' medals.^[2]

References

↑ "County profile: Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
↑ "Dicksboro GAA club". Kilkenny Cats website. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Dick Grace	Kilkenny Senior Hurling Captain 1927	Succeeded by

Teams

v t e Kilkenny - 1922 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (8th title)

1 M. McDonald 2 J. Tobin 3 J. Holohan 4 P. Glendon 5 T. Carroll 6 W. Dunphy (c) 7 D. Grace 8 P. Aylward 9 B. Kenny 10 M. Lawlor 11 N. Dunphy 12 P. Donoghue 13 D. Tobin 14 J. Roberts 15 M. Power Subs not used T. Tierney T. Scott B. Brennan M. Brennan

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p84. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

v t e Kilkenny - 1926 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

1 D. Cantwell 2 W. Meagher 3 P. O'Reilly 4 T. Carroll 5 E. Doyle 6 D. Grace (c) 7 B. Barry 8 W. Dunphy 9 M. Power 10 L. Meagher 11 J. Carroll 12 M. Brennan 13 E. Dunphy 14 H. Meagher 15 J. Roberts

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p84. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 5 October 2011.

Persondata
Name	Roberts, John
Alternative names
Short description	Irish hurler
Date of birth	1894
Place of birth	Kilkenny, Ireland
Date of death
Place of death

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