| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Diarmaid de Bláca | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Centre Back | ||
| Born | Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1999–present | Milltown | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2002–2013 | Galway | 51 (0-1) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 4 | ||
Diarmaid Blake is a Gaelic footballer from Galway. Blake plays his club football with Milltown and was a former member of the Galway senior team.
Blake came to prominence as a student for St. Jarlath’s College of Tuam, playing in two Hogan Cup finals, however, appearing on the losing side both times in 1999 and 2001. He captured his All-Ireland winner’s medal as a part of the Galway 2002 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship winning team.[1][2]
Blake’s senior career with Galway took off as he started at centre back in four consecutive Connacht finals between 2006 and 2009 and a National Football League final against Kerry in 2006. He was also nominated for an All Star Award during this period.