John Blake (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán de Bláca | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||
| Born |
1 November 1957 Togher, Cork, Ireland | ||
| 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 | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| 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 Togher, Cork, Blake first excelled at hurling in his youth. He 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. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ↑ "The Barrs: a History". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Retrieved 4 December 2013.