Patrick "Pa" Dillon (1938 – 14 June 2013) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Kilkenny senior team. Born in Freshford, County Kilkenny, Dillon first played competitive hurling in various juvenile grades. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team. He made his senior debut in a 1960 tournament game but had to wait until the 1964 championship before he became a regular. Dillon went on to play a key part for Kilkenny during a successful era for the team, and won three All-Ireland medals, six Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal. Dillon represented the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions throughout his career, winning Railway Cup medals in 1965 and 1972. At the club level, he won two championship medals with St Lachtain's. Cited by many of his hurling peers as one of the best full-backs of his generation, Dillon won two Cú Chulainn. He was later named in the full-back position on the Kilkenny Hurling Team of the Century. Playing career Club Dillon played his club hurling with the St Lachtain's club in Freshford and enjoyed a very successful under-age career. He first came to prominence on the club's under-14 team that was defeated by Thomastown in the 'B' county final in 1951. Dillon's side built on this success and went on to secure the county under-14 title in 1952. Dillon subsequently joined the St Lachtain's under-16 team where he enjoyed further success. He added a winners' medal to his collection in this grade in 1954 when the club beat Thomastown by 4–6 to 2–3. In the mid-1950s St Lachtain's became a major force on the club hurling scene at the minor level. Dillon was a key member of this team and lined out in his first county minor decider in 1954. Old rivals Thomastown provided the opposition and went on to defeat St. Lachtain's by 5–1 to 2–1. St. Lachtain's reached the county minor final again in 1955, however, this time Glenmore were the opponents. A huge 8–5 to 4–5 score line gave Dillon's side the victory. In 1956, Dillon was in his final year as a minor as St Lachtain's aimed to retain their title. The club reached the county final for the third year in succession. Thomastown provided the opposition and went on to