John Blake

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. 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. Honours St Finbarr's Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 1980 Cork Senior Hurling Championship (6): 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1993