About Dick Tobin
Lived 1895 – 1952 (aged 56–57). Dick Tobin was a hurler.
Richard Tobin (3 January 1896 – 21 January 1957) was an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-forward for the Kilkenny senior team from 1916 until 1925.
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|.
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Who was Dick Tobin?
hurler (1895–1952)
When was Dick Tobin born?
Dick Tobin was born in 1895 in Urlingford.
When did Dick Tobin die?
Dick Tobin died in 1952.
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Dick Tobin was a hurler.
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