- Dick Tobin
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Dick Tobin Personal information Irish name Risteard Tóibín Sport Hurling Position Right corner-forward Born 1895
Urlingford, County Kilkenny, IrelandOccupation Farmer Club(s) Years Club 1913-1926 Emeralds Club Titles Kilkenny titles 0 Inter-county(ies) Years County 1916-1925 Kilkenny Inter-county titles Leinster titles 4 All Irelands 1 Richard 'Dick' Tobin (born 1895) was an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-forward for the Kilkenny senior team from 1916 until 1925.[1]
Tobin made his first appearance for the team during the 1916 championship and became a regular player over the next decade. During that time he won one All-Ireland winner's medals and four Leinster winner's medals. He was later joined on the team by his brother Jimmy Tobin.
At club level Tobin played with the Emeralds club in Urlingford, however, he never won a county club championship|.[2]
References
- ^ "County profile: Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. http://www.hoganstand.com/kilkenny/Profile.aspx. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- ^ "Emeralds GAA club". Kilkenny Cats website. http://www.kilkennycats.com/clubs/cgi-bin/cginews.pl?record=29. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
Kilkenny - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1922 (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 |
Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p84. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.
Subs not used: T. Tierney | T. Scott | B. Brennan | M. Brennan |Categories:- 1895 births
- Living people
- Emeralds hurlers
- Kilkenny hurlers
- Winners of one All-Ireland medal (hurling)
- People from County Kilkenny
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