Irish name Sean de Blaca Years Club All stars 0 Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) All ireland titles 0 | Position Left corner-back Role Hurler Sport Hurling Name John Blake Nhl 0 | |
Born 1 November 1957 (age 66)
Togher, Cork, Ireland ( 1957-11-01 ) Occupation Insurance representative | ||
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 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. 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.
Throughout his career Blake made 9 championship appearances for Cork. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1985 championship.