John Blake (hurler) explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
John Blake
Irish:Seán de Bláca
Feet:5
Inches:8
Occupation:Insurance representative
County:Cork
Province:Munster
Club:St Finbarr's
Clcounty:5
Clprovince:1
Clallireland:0
Counties:Cork
Icposition:Left corner-back
Icyears:1981-1985
Icapps(Points):9 (0-00)
Icprovince:3
Icallireland:1
Nhl:1
Allstars:0
Icupdate:18:32, 4 December 2013
Birth Date:1 November 1957
Birth Place:Mallow, Cork, Ireland

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
Cork

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senior hurling. Munster GAA website. 4 December 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20190328073637/http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sh_teams/. 28 March 2019. dead.
  2. Web site: The Barrs: a History . St. Finbarr's GAA website . 4 December 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130705063325/http://stfinbarrsnhf.ie/history/ . 5 July 2013 .