Bob O'Keeffe

Irish hurler
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroIrish hurler
A.K.A.Robert O'Keeffe Bob O’Keefe
A.K.A.Robert O'Keeffe Bob O’Keefe
PlacesIreland
wasAthlete Hurler Teacher Referee
Work fieldAcademia Sports
Gender
Male
Birth1 January 1881
Death1949Borris-in-Ossory (aged 68 years)
The details

Biography

Robert "Bob" O'Keeffe (1881–1949) was an Irish hurler who played for the Laois senior team.
O'Keeffe was a regular member of the starting fifteen during the 1914 and 1915 championship campaigns. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and back-to-back Leinster medals.
At club level O'Keeffe enjoyed a lengthy career, playing with Mooncoin in Kilkenny, St. Peter's in Meath and Borris-in-Ossory in Laois.
In retirement from playing O'Keeffe served as a high-ranking referee and was heavily involved in the administration of the GAA. He was chairman of the Leinster Council, before serving as President of the GAA from 1935 to 1938.

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