Dick Roche (hurler)
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| Native name | Risteard de Róiste (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Dickie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1935 Waterford, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 May 2014 (aged 79) Waterford, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:16, 18 March 2015. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard "Dickie" Roche (1935 – 12 May 2014) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Waterford senior team.[1][2]
Born in Waterford, Roche first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he first linked up with the senior team. He made his debut during the 19565–57 league. Roche was a regular member of the team for much of the next decade and won one Munster medal. Her was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
In a club career that spanned four decades Roche won a combined total of sixteen championship medals as a hurler and Gaelic footballer with Mount Sion.
Throughout his career Roche made 5 championship appearances for Waterford. He retired from inter-county hurling following he conclusion of the 1964 championship.
Honours
Team
- Mount Sion
- Waterford Senior Hurling Championship (13): 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975
- Waterford Senior Football Championship (3): 1956, 1959, 1961
- Waterford Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1953
- Waterford
References
- ^ "Dick Roche". Mount Sion GAA website. May 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "GAA legend passes away". Hogan Stand. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2015.