John Blake (hurler), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Irish hurler, born 1957
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Place of Birth: Togher, Cork, Ireland
About John Blake (hurler)
- 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.
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