Dick Stokes (hurler)

Dick Stokes, born Richard Stokes and living from 12 March 1920 to 17 November 2005, was an Irish hurler from Oola, County Limerick, who played as a left wing-forward for the Limerick senior team. He first played hurling at Doon CBS, played as a dual player with the Limerick minor hurling and football teams and made his senior hurling debut in the 1940 championship. With Limerick he won one All-Ireland SHC medal, one Munster SHC medal and one National Hurling League medal, and with Munster he won five Railway Cup medals. At club level he won two hurling championship medals and one football championship medal with University College Dublin. He retired after the 1953 championship, then became involved in team management and coaching, and as a selector helped guide Limerick to the All-Ireland SHC title in 1973.