Frank White (1913–1984) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Westmeath and Dublin senior teams. Born in Raharney,

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, White first arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Westmeath junior team. He made his senior debut in the 1937 championship before later joining the Dublin senior team. During his career he won three Leinster medals. White was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions. White also represented the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, winning one

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medal. At club level he won two championship medals with

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after beginning his career with Raharney. His retirement came following a defeat by

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in the 1944 All-Ireland final.

Honours

Team

;Young Irelands * Dublin Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1942, 1943 ;Westmeath * All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1936 * Leinster Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1936 ;Kilkenny * Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (3):

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;Leinster *

(1): 1941

References

1913 births 1984 deaths Raharney hurlers Young Irelands (Dublin) hurlers Westmeath inter-county hurlers Dublin inter-county hurlers Leinster inter-provincial hurlers {{Dublin-hurling-bio-stub