Career
Born in, County, Bennett first excelled at hurling in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he first linked up with the senior team He made his senior debut during the 1965 championship.
He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level he was a two-time championship medallist with. He later played with Saint Monica"s in Dublin.
Throughout his career Bennett made 5 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1968 championship.
Club Bennett lined out with in his first championship decider in 1965, however, Mooncoin triumphed on that occasion.
In spite of this both sides renewed their rivalry in the 1966 decider. A double scores 4-8 to 2-4 victory avenged the previous year"s defeat and gave Bennett a first championship medal. continued to dominate club hurling once again in 1967. A 3-10 to 1-4 defeat of Thomastown earned a second championship medal for Bennett.
Inter-county Bennett made his senior championship debut on 27 June 1965 in a 1-20 to 3-8 semi-final defeat of Dublin.
After surrendering their provincial crown in 1965, bounced back the following year by reaching the final of the National Hurling League. An aggregate 10–15 to 2–15 defeat of New York gave Bennett a coveted league medal.
He was later confined to the substitutes" bench as went on to claim the title before losing the All-Ireland final to Cork. There was some consolation before the end of the year, with Bennett winning an Oireachtas medal following a 4-7 to 1-7 victory over Wexford.
Bennett was added to the starting fifteen in 1967 and collected a medal on the field of play as retained their provincial crown following a 4–10 to 1–12 defeat of Wexford after a scare in the opening half.
On 3 September 1967 faced Tipperary in the All-Ireland decider. Goalkeeper Ollie Walsh was the hero for as he made a series of spectacular saves, however, the team lost Eddie Keher and Tom Walsh to injury in the second half. In spite of this, laid to rest a bogey that Tipperary had over the team since 1922, and a 3–8 to 2–7 victory gave Bennett a coveted All-Ireland medal.
He finished off the year by claiming a second successive Oireachtas medal following a 4-4 to 1-8 defeat of Clare.
As captain of the team in 1968, Bennett"s side exited the championship at the hands of Wexford in the decider. Inter-provincial In 1967 Bennett was at full-forward on the inter-provincial team
