Dick Rockett

Dick Rockett
Personal information
SportHurling
PositionLeft corner-forward
Born1931
Slieverue, County Kilkenny, Ireland
OccupationFarmer
Club(s)
YearsClub
Slieverue
Club titles
Kilkenny titles1
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1953-1959Kilkenny12 (13-4)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles2
All-Irelands1
NHL0
*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". Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 26 June 2014.