Dick Roche (hurler)
Richard "Dickie" Roche (1935 - 12 May 2014) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Waterford senior team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Risteard de Róiste | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
1935 Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Died |
12 May 2014 (aged 79) Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | Dickie | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1952 1953-1984 |
Ferrybank Mount Sion | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Waterford titles | 13 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1956-1964 | Waterford | 5 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:16, 18 March 2015. | |||
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.