About Bob O'Keeffe
Lived 1881 – 1949 (aged 67–68). Bob O'Keeffe was a hurler, teacher and referee.
Robert 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 had 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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Who was Bob O'Keeffe?
Irish hurler
When was Bob O'Keeffe born?
Bob O'Keeffe was born in 1881.
When did Bob O'Keeffe die?
Bob O'Keeffe died in 1949 in Borris-in-Ossory.
What was Bob O'Keeffe's occupation?
Bob O'Keeffe was a hurler, teacher and referee.
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