Larry Stanley (19 May 1896 – 21 September 1987)[1] was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Kildare and Dublin county teams.[2]
Biography
Regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, Stanley made his first appearance on the inter-county scene during the 1916 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for both Kildare and Dublin until his retirement after the 1930 championship. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals and three Leinster medals. Stanley captained Kildare to the All-Ireland title in 1919.
At club level Stanley enjoyed a hugely successful career with Caragh, winning two county club championship. He also played with O'Tooles and the Garda club in Dublin.
Stanley was also a successful high jumper, winning the British AAA Championships title in the high jump event at the 1924 AAA Championships.[3][4][5] Shortly afterwards he was selected for the Irish team at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.[6][7]
In retirement from sport Stanley came to be recognised as one of the greats of Gaelic football. In 1980 he was the inaugural recipient of the All-Time All Star Award. He was posthumously included on a special selection of the greatest Garda football team ever.[8]
References
- ^ "Larry Stanley". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Adieu to Kildare giant of sport". Leinster Leader. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ "To-day's Athletics". Gloucestershire Echo. 21 June 1924. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Athletic Championships". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 23 June 1924. Retrieved 3 January 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
- ^ "Famous Kildare athlete retires". Leinster Leader. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Larry Stanley Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Five Kerry players selected on greatest Garda football team". The Kerryman. 10 March 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
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