Laurence F. "Frank" Malone (1903 – 2 September 1953) was an Irish

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

er who played as a left corner-back for the

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senior team. 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

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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.

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1903 births 1953 deaths Kildare inter-county Gaelic footballers Naas Gaelic footballers Winners of two All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football) {{Kildare-gaelic-football-bio-stub