John Blake (hurler)
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Seán de Bláca | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Left corner-back | ||
Born |
Mallow , Cork, Ireland | 1 November 1957||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Occupation | Insurance representative | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
St. Finbarr's | |||
Club titles | |||
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 retired hurler who played as a left-corner back for the Cork senior team.
Born in Mallow, 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 Munster medal and five championship medals with St. Finbarr's.[2]
Throughout his career Blake made 9 championship appearances for Cork. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1985 championship.
Honours
- St. Finbarr's
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 1980
- Cork Senior Hurling Championship (6): 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1993
- Cork
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 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.