Mick Roche Gaelic games player
Mick Roche (born 1943) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a centre-back for the Tipperary senior team.Born in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Roche first excelled at hurling in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the under-21 and intermediate sides. He joined the senior panel during the 1963 championship. Roche went on to play a key part for Tipperary during a hugely successful era for the team, and won three All-Ireland medals, five Munster medals and three National Hurling League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team Roche won three Railway Cup medals. At club level he won two championship medals with Carrick Davins.Throughout his career Roche made 27 championship appearances. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1974 championship.Roche is widely regarded as one of Tipperary's all-time greatest players. During his playing days he won one All-Star award, while he was later chosen as one of the 125 greatest hurlers of all-time in a 2009 poll.