Frank Malone (Gaelic footballer)
Laurence F. "Frank" Malone (1903 – 2 September 1953) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a left corner-back for the Kildare senior team.[1]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Irish name | Prionsias Ó Maoileoin | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Left corner-back | ||
Born |
1903 Naas, County Kildare, Ireland | ||
Died |
2 September 1953 (aged 50) Naas, County Kildare, Ireland | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Naas | |||
Club titles | |||
Kildare titles | 6 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1926-1932 | Kildare | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 6 | ||
All-Irelands | 2 | ||
NFL | 0 |
Malone made his debut during the 1926 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen during the golden age of Kildare football. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals and six Leinster medals. Higgins was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions.
At club level Malone was a six-time county club championship medalist with Naas.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.