Larry Blake (hurler)
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| Native name | Labhrás de Bláca (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 1909 Ennis, County Clare, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 October 1957 (aged 48) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Carpenter/Builder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Laurence "Larry" Blake (7 March 1909 – 5 October 1957) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back for the Clare senior team.
Blake made his first appearance for the team during the 1929 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for a decade until his retirement after the 1939 championship. During that time he won one Munster medal and was a regular member of the Munster team (inter provincial).[1] Blake was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level Blake was a one-time county club championship medalist with Ennis Dalcassians.
References
- ^ "Munster Senior Hurling Finalists". Munster GAA website. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2012.