John Blake (hurler)
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| Irish name | Seán de Bláca | |||||
| Sport | Hurling | |||||
| Position | Left corner-back | |||||
| Born |
1 November 1957 Mallow, Cork, Ireland | |||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||
| Occupation | Insurance representative | |||||
| Club(s) | ||||||
| Years | Club | |||||
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Cork titles | 5 | |||||
| Munster titles | 1 | |||||
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | |||||
| Inter-county(ies)* | ||||||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | ||||
1981-1985 | Cork | 9 (0-00) | ||||
| Inter-county titles | ||||||
| Munster titles | 3 | |||||
| All-Irelands | 1 | |||||
| NHL | 1 | |||||
| All Stars | 0 | |||||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:32, 4 December 2013. | ||||||
John Blake (born 1 November 1957) is an Irish former hurler who played as a left corner back at senior level for the Cork county team.
Born in Mallow, County Cork, Blake first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-three when he first linked up with the Cork senior team as a member of the extended panel for the 1981 championship. Blake later became a regular member of the starting fifteen over the next few years and won three Munster medals.[1] He won one All-Ireland medal as an unused substitute, as well as being an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
At club level Blake won one
championship medals with St Finbarr's.[2]
Honours
- St Finbarr's
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 1980
- Cork Senior Hurling Championship(6): 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1993
- Cork
- 1984(sub)
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1982, 1984, 1985
References
- ^ "Senior hurling". Munster GAA website. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ "The Barrs: a History". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
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