Ger O'Keeffe
O'Keefe at Sea Lodge Hotel, Waterville | |||
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Gearóid Ó Cuív | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Half-back | ||
Born | Tralee, County Kerry | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1970s-1980s | Austin Stack's | ||
Club titles | |||
Kerry titles | 5 | ||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1973-1982 | Kerry | 28 (0-01) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 5 | ||
All-Irelands | 3 | ||
NFL | 4 | ||
All Stars | 1 |
Ger O'Keeffe (born 1952 in Tralee, County Kerry) is a former Irish sportsperson. He is currently a selector with the Kerry senior football team.
He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stack's and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1973 until 1982 and was a member of the Kerry Four in a Row All-Ireland team from 1978 to 1981. He was Kerry captain in 1977 when Kerry lost to Dublin.[1]
Schools[]
O'Keeffe was part of the St Brendan's College, Killarney side that won the Munster Colleges Corn Uí Mhuirí and Hogan Cup in 1969.[citation needed]
Underage[]
In 1970 O'Keffee was part of the Kerry minor team that won the Munster Minor Football Championship after beating Cork in the final. Kerry later qualified for the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, where they lost out to Galway after a re-play.
He was a senior selector for the Kerry senior inter-county team from 2004 to 2006 and again from 2009 until the present. He was also a selector with Jack O'Connor for the Kerry U21 team in 2002 and 2008. He won an All Ireland u21 medal in 1973 and won an All Ireland Club title with his club Austin Stacks in 1977.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Munster Senior Football Championship Winning Teams". Munster GAA. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ "Kerry Team profiles". Kerry GAA. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- All Stars Awards winners (football)
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Austin Stacks Gaelic footballers
- Austin Stacks hurlers
- Dual players
- Gaelic football backs
- Gaelic football selectors
- Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers
- Munster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers
- Winners of three All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football)
- Kerry Gaelic football biography stubs