Recognition
Nicky Rackard is generally regarded as perhaps one of the greatest hurlers of all-time. He was personally honoured by being posthumously named on the GAA Hurling Team of the Century in 1984. He was not named on the GAA Hurling Team of the Millennium in 2000, with the full-forward position going to Cork's Ray Cummins. His scoring prowess has also earned Rackard a place on the top ten list of all-time scoring greats. In 2005 the GAA further honoured Rackard by naming the Nicky Rackard Cup, the hurling competition for Division 3 teams, in his honour.
In 2006, a Wexford author, Tom Williams, wrote a long-overdue biography of Rackard entitled Cuchullain's Son - The Story of Nickey Rackard. The same author also penned a now well-known song about Rackard many years earlier. It too was called Cuchullain's Son and has been recorded by various artists over the last 20 years and is a lament for the great sportsman.
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