| Code | Hurling |
|---|---|
| Sport | Hurling |
| Feet | 5 |
| Inches | 11 |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| County | Kilkenny |
| Province | Leinster |
| Club | Slieverue |
| Clposition | Midfield |
| Clcounty | 1 |
| Counties | Kilkenny |
| Icposition | Left corner-forward |
| Icyears | 1953-1959 |
| Icapps(points) | 12 (13-4) |
| Icprovince | 2 |
| Icallireland | 1 |
| Nhl | 0 |
| Icupdate | 16:41, 28 June 2014 |
| Birth date | 1931 |
| Birth place | Slieverue, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
Richard 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 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
Team
- 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
- ^ "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". Leinster GAA website. Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.