Billy Rackard
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| Native name | Liam Mac Riocaird (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Billy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 April 1930 Killane, County Wexford, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 March 2009 (aged 78) Oylegate, County Wexford, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Draper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Billy Rackard (14 April 1930 – 23 March 2009) was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-back for the Wexford senior teams.
Regarded as one of Wexford's greatest players of all-time, Rackard made his first appearance for the team during the 1949–50 National League and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement before the 1964 championship. During that time he won three All-Ireland medals, six Leinster medals and two National Hurling League medals. Rackard was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions.
At club level Rackard was a five-time county club championship medalist with Rathnure.
Rackard's brothers, Nicky and Bobby, also experienced All-Ireland success with Wexford.