Frank Malone (Gaelic footballer)
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| Native name | Prionsias Ó Maoileoin (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1903 Naas, County Kildare, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 September 1953 (aged 50) Naas, County Kildare, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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.
References
- ^ "Death of a noted footballer". Kildare history website. Retrieved 26 December 2012.