Larry Stanley

Larry Stanley

Personal information
Native name	Labhrás de Stainléigh (Irish)
Born	19 May 1896 Blacktrench, Caragh, Naas, County Kildare
Died	21 September 1987 (aged 91) Dublin, Ireland
Occupation	Garda Síochána
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Sport
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Centre-forward
Club Years Club Caragh O'Tooles Garda Club titles Kildare titles 2 Inter-county Years County 1916-1919 1920-1925 1926-1930 Kildare Dublin Kildare Inter-county titles Leinster titles 3 All-Irelands 2 NFL 0 All Stars 1

Larry Stanley (19 May 1896 – 21 September 1987) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Kildare and Dublin county teams.

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. Shortly afterwards he was selected for the Irish team at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.

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.