Jim McKeever
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| Jim McKeever | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | |
| Irish Name | Séamas Mac Íomhair | |
| Place of birth | Ballymaguigan,County Londonderry , Northern Ireland |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |
| Occupation | Teacher | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | Ballymaguigan | |
| Position | Midfield | |
| Club(s)* | ||
| Club | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Ballymaguigan Newbridge Downpatrick Leicester Young Irelands |
1956-? ?-? 1953-1956 ?-? |
? |
| Club Titles | ||
| Derry Titles | 3 | |
| Inter-County | ||
| County | Derry | |
| Position | Midfield | |
| Inter-County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Derry | 1948 - 1962 | ? |
| Senior Inter-County Titles | ||
| Ulster Titles | 1 | |
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* club appearances and scores |
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Jim McKeever (Irish: Séamas Mac Íomhair) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. He played for Derry in the late 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s and played club football for Ballymaguigan and Newbridge. He played midfield for club and county and has been frequently described as "one of the greatest midfielders of all time"[1].He was captain of the Derry side that finished runners-up to Dublin in the 1958 All-Ireland Championship.
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[edit] Personal life
McKeever was born in the small County Londonderry townland of Ballymaguigan and went to the local St. Trea's primary school, before boarding at St. Malachy's College, Belfast. Throughout most of his working life he was a lecturer in St Mary's Training College in Belfast. He is now retired and lives in Belfast with his wife Theresa. They have three daughters, Ann, Maeve and Deirdre, and two sons, Éamonn and Jim[1].
[edit] Honours
Among other awards McKeveer has won an Ulster Senior Football Championship medal and two Railway Cup medals. He also won two Derry Senior Football Championships with Newbridge and one with Ballymaguigan.
[edit] County
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship - Runner up: 1958
- National Football League - Runner up: 1959, 1961
- Ulster Senior Football Championship - Winner (1): 1958
- Ulster Senior Football Championship - Runner up: 1955, 1957
- Dr Lagan Cup - Winner (4): 1950, 1953, 1959, 1961
- All-Ireland Junior Football Championship - Runner up: 1950
- Ulster Junior Football Championship - Winner (1?): 1950, 1953?, 1955?
[edit] Province
- Railway Cup - Winner (2): 1956, 1960
[edit] Club
- Derry Senior Football Championship - Winner (3): 1948, 1950, 1962
- Derry Junior Football Championship - Winner (1): 1970
- Underage awards
[edit] College
- MacRory Cup - Runner up: 1948, 1949
[edit] Individual
- Texaco Footballer of the Year: 1958
- Captain Derry All-Ireland runners up side: 1958
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Corry, Eoghan (1993). Oakboys. Derry's Football Dream Come True. Dublin, Ireland: Torc Books Ltd., 107. ISBN 1-898142-10-6.
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