Joe Keohane
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seosamh Ó Ceocháin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born | 1918 Tralee, County Kerry | ||
| Died | 1988 (aged 69–70) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1930s-1950s | John Mitchels | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1936-1949 | Kerry | 44 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 10 | ||
| All-Irelands | 5 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
Joe Keohane (1918 – 1988) was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club John Mitchels and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1936 until 1949.[1]
In a senior inter-county career that spanned two decades, Keohane won almost every honour in the game at senior level. He won five All-Ireland medals, ten Munster medals, however, a National Football League title eluded him. Keohane also won two Railway Cup medals with Munster.
Keohane has also been the recipient of many awards off the field. He was named in the full-back position on the Gaelic Athletic Association's Team of the Millennium in 2000, thus cementing is reputation as one of Gaelic football's great players.
See also
References
- ↑ "Kerry GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Retrieved 2010-04-09.
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Eddie Dowling |
Kerry Senior Football Captain 1948 |
Succeeded by Bill Casey (Gaelic footballer) |
| Preceded by Jackie Lyne |
Kerry Senior Football Manager 1971-1972 |
Succeeded by Johnny Culloty |
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