death_date icposition birth_date clcountyh code nhl club death_place name occupation cposition county birth_place sport clcountyf icprovince counties icyears icallireland province article_title irish
17 november 2005 left wing-forward 12 march 1920 2 hurling 1 pallasgreen ucd nenagh , county tipperary , ireland dick stokes doctor midfield dublin oola , county limerick , ireland hurling 1 1 limerick 1940-1953 1 munster dick stokes
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dick stokes

richard `` dick '' stokes -lrb- 12 march 1920 -- 17 november 2005 -rrb- was an irish hurler who played as a left wing-forward for the limerick senior team .
born in oola , county limerick , stokes first excelled at hurling whilst at school in doon cbs .
he arrived on the inter-county scene as a dual player with the limerick minor hurling and football teams .
he made his senior hurling debut in the 1940 championship .
stokes went on to play a key part for limerick , in spite of the team going into decline , and won one all-ireland medal , one munster medal and one national hurling league medal .
as a member of the munster inter-provincial team at various times throughout his career , stokes won five railway cup medals .
at club level he won two hurling championship medals and one football championship medal with university college dublin .
his retirement came following the conclusion of the 1953 championship .
in retirement from playing , stokes became involved in team management and coaching .
as selector to the limerick senior team , he helped guide the team to the all-ireland title in 1973 .
