John Blake (hurler)
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| Native name | Seán de Bláca (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 November 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Insurance representative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Munster medal and five 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
- 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.