Diarmaid Blake

Diarmaid Blake is a Gaelic footballer from Galway who plays his club football with Milltown and was a former member of the Galway senior team. He came to prominence as a student at St Jarlath's College in Tuam, playing in two Hogan Cup finals, in 1999 and 2001, and finishing on the losing side both times. He won an All-Ireland medal as part of the Galway team that won the 2002 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship. His senior career with Galway took off when he started at centre back in four consecutive Connacht finals between 2006 and 2009 and in a National Football League final against Kerry in 2006, and he was nominated for an All Star Award during this period.