Dick Blanchfield

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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

Kilkenny senior hurling team
.

Career

Blanchfield first played hurling at club level with

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 Junior Hurling Championship
    : 1969
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.