Noel Lane (Galway hurler)
| Personal information | |||
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| Irish name | Nollaig Ó Laighin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
11 December 1954 Ballyglass, County Galway, Ireland |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Occupation | Coillte Tree Care Services Manager | ||
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| Years | Club | ||
| Ballinderreen | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1977–1990 | Galway | 22 (13–48) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 23:16, 17 February 2014. | |||
| Inter-county management | |||||||||
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Noel Lane (born 11 December 11, 1954) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full-forward for the Galway senior team.
Born in Ballyglass, County Galway, Lane first played competitive hurling whilst at school in Our Lady's College, Gort. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-two when he made his senior debut with Galway in the 1977–78 National Hurling League. Lane went on to play a key role for Galway for more than a decade, and won three All-Ireland medals and two National Hurling League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on five occasions.
As a member of the Connacht inter-provincial team at various times, Lane won five Railway Cup medals. At club level he played with Ballinderreen.
Throughout his career Lane made 22 championship appearances for Galway. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1990 championship.
Lane is widely regarded as one of Galway's greatest-ever hurlers. He has often been voted onto teams made up of the sport's greats, including at left corner-forward on the Galway Hurling Team of the Millennium.
In retirement from playing, Lane became involved in team management and coaching. During a two-year term as manager of the Galway senior hurlers, he guided the team to an All-Ireland final appearance.
Lane attended Our Lady's College in Gort, however, he found it difficult to break onto the school's senior hurling team. During his tenure Our Lady's College won four consecutive Connacht titles, however, Lane's side were defeated by St. Peter's College, Wexford in the All-Ireland decider in 1973.
Lane enjoyed much success at juvenile and underage levels with Ballinderreen, winning south championship medals in the under-14, under-16 and under-21 grades.
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