Noel Lane (Galway hurler), Date of Birth
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About Noel Lane (Galway hurler)
- Noel Lane (born 11 December 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.
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