Larry Stanley

{{Infobox GAA player

| code= Football

| sport = Gaelic football

| image =

| name = Larry Stanley

| irish = Labhrás de Stainléigh

| birth_date = 19 May 1896

| birth_place=Blacktrench, Caragh, Naas, County Kildare

| death_date = 21 September 1987 (aged 91)

| death_place = Dublin, Ireland

| feet = 6

| inches = 1

| occupation = Garda Síochána

| county = Kildare

| province = Leinster

| club = Caragh
O'Tooles
Garda

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| counties = Kildare
Dublin
Kildare

| icposition = Centre-forward

| icyears = 1916-1919
1920-1925
1926-1930

| icapps(points) =

| icprovince = 3

| icallireland = 2

| nfl = 0

| allstars = 1

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Larry Stanley (19 May 1896 – 21 September 1987){{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/71595 |title=Larry Stanley |work=Olympedia |access-date=29 September 2021}} was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Kildare and Dublin county teams.{{cite web|url=http://www.kildare.ie/library/ehistory/2008/12/death_of_legendary_footballer.asp|title=Adieu to Kildare giant of sport|publisher=Leinster Leader|date=|accessdate=27 December 2012}}

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.{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000320/19240621/189/0006 |title=To-day's Athletics|work=Gloucestershire Echo |date=21 June 1924 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=3 January 2025 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/19240623/112/0004 |title=Athletic Championships |work=Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer |date=23 June 1924 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=3 January 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://nuts.org.uk/Champs/AAA/AAA400H.htm |title=AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists |website=National Union of Track Statisticians |access-date=3 January 2025 }} Shortly afterwards he was selected for the Irish team at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris.{{cite web|url=http://www.kildare.ie/library/ehistory/2009/12/famous_kildare_athlete_retires.asp|title=Famous Kildare athlete retires|publisher=Leinster Leader|date=|accessdate=27 December 2012}}{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/larry-stanley-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418115505/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/larry-stanley-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Larry Stanley Olympic Results |accessdate=26 December 2017}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.kerryman.ie/sport/gaelic-football/five-kerry-players-selected-on-greatest-garda-football-team-542120.html|title=Five Kerry players selected on greatest Garda football team|publisher=The Kerryman|date=10 March 2005|accessdate=27 December 2012}}