Diarmaid Blake Explained

Diarmaid Blake
Irish:Diarmaid de Bláca
Birth Place:Galway, Ireland
Height:1.850NaN0
Sport:Gaelic Football
Code:Football
County:Galway
Province:Connacht
Club:Milltown
Clyears:1999–present
Clposition:Midfield
Counties:Galway
Icyears:2002–2013
Icposition:Centre Back
Icapps(Points):51 (0-1)
Icprovince:4

Diarmaid Blake is a Gaelic footballer from Galway. Blake plays his club football with Milltown and was a former member of the Galway senior team.

Blake came to prominence as a student for St. Jarlath’s College of Tuam, playing in two Hogan Cup finals, however, appearing on the losing side both times in 1999 and 2001. He captured his All-Ireland winner’s medal as a part of the Galway 2002 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship winning team.[1] [2]

Blake’s senior career with Galway took off as he started at centre back in four consecutive Connacht finals between 2006 and 2009 and a National Football League final against Kerry in 2006. He was also nominated for an All Star Award during this period.

Honours

St. Jarlath’s College
Galway

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Galway GAA Official Website . 2011-10-18 . https://archive.today/20120709160120/http://football.galwaygaa.ie/playerProfile/1552/l . 2012-07-09 . dead .
  2. Web site: Diarmuid Blake, Galway GAA | Player Profile . 2011-10-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120405200008/http://m.gaainfo.com/player.php?&sport=f&co=12&player=635 . 2012-04-05 . dead .