Larry Blake (hurler)

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.


Larry Blake
Personal information
Irish name Labhrás de Bláca
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-back
Born 7 March 1909
Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
Died 5 October 1957
Occupation Carpenter/Builder
Club(s)
Years Club
Ennis Dalcassians
Club titles
Clare titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1929-1939
Clare
Inter-county titles
Munster titles several
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0

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

  1. "Munster Senior Hurling Finalists". Munster GAA website. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
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