Dick Blanchfield

Dick Blanchfield
Personal information
Irish name Risteard de Bluinsín
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-forward
Born 28 September 1939[1]
Lisdowney,
County Kilkenny, Ireland
Died 20 July 2019(2019-07-20) (aged 79)
Lisdowney,
County Kilkenny, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
 Lisdowney
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1967-1968
 Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0

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
Kilkenny

References

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