Dick Blanchfield Explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Dick Blanchfield
Irish:Risteard de Bluinsín
County:Kilkenny
Province:Leinster
Club:Lisdowney
Clposition:Forward
Clcounty:0
Counties:Kilkenny
Icposition:Left corner-forward
Icyears:1967-1968
Icprovince:1
Icallireland:1
Nhl:0
Birth Date:28 September 1939[1]
Birth Place:Lisdowney,
County Kilkenny, Ireland
Death Place:Lisdowney,
County Kilkenny, Ireland

Richard Blanchfield (28 September 1939 – 20 July 2019) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Lisdowney and also lined out at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team.

Career

Blanchfield first played hurling at club level with Lisdowney. He was part of the team that beat Knocktoper to win the Kilkenny JHC title in 1960 and gain senior status for the club.[2] [3] Blanchfield's performances at club level resulted in him joining the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He came on as a substitute for Eddie Keher when Kilkenny beat Tipperary in the 1967 All-Ireland final.[4] Blanchfield was again introduced as a substitute when Kilkenny were beaten by Wexford in the following year's Leinster final.[5]

Death

Blanchfield died on 29 July 2019, at the age of 79.[6]

Honours

Lisdowney

1969

Kilkenny

1967

1967

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kilkenny GAA Yearbook 2019. Kilkenny GAA website. 14 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Club Titles - Kilkenny. Hogan Stand. 14 June 2023.
  3. Web site: Lisdowney GAA Club History. Clontubrid Local History website. 14 June 2023.
  4. Web site: Kilkenny profile. Hogan Stand. 14 June 2023.
  5. Web site: Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists. Leinster GAA website. 15 November 2022. 14 June 2023.
  6. Web site: Dick Blanchfield RIP. Kilkenny GAA website. 21 July 2019. 14 June 2023.