Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p John O'Keeffe (born 15 April 1951 in Tralee, County Kerry) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stack's and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1969 until 1984. Though a highly talented midfielder, he was regarded as one of the most stylish and accomplished full-backs in football history.O'Keeffe won 7 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals and 12 Munster Championship medals. Other honours include 7 National Football League medals and 8 Railway Cup medals between Munster and the Combined Universities. He also won a Munster Junior Championship medal in 1969.He is among the leading recipients of GAA All Stars Awards, with five awards from 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978 and 1979. He was also named the Texaco Footballer of the Year in 1975. O'Keefe reluctantly retired on medical advice after the 1984 Munster Final with a serious hip complaint, having played relatively few games in the previous 18 months. He subsequently resorted to hip replacement surgery some 20 years later. His last game for Kerry was at full back v Tipperary in the 1984 Munster SFC semi-final. O'Keeffe has always maintained that probably his most dangerous opponent was Dublin's Jimmy Keaveney, with whom he enjoyed several battles. His performance against Offaly's Matt Connor in the 1982 All-Ireland final was all the more remarkable considering he had little/no training preparation owing to injury. It is no coincidence that John O'Keefe is consistently named as full back in various GAA players/managers best ever team selections, particularly in the years leading up to the GAA's Centenary and beyond. He was captain of the Austin Stacks team that won the 1976 County Senior Football Championship, he also won medals in 1973, 1974, 1979 and 1986 (following a brief comeback), as well as a Munster Club Championship in 1976 and an All-Ireland in 1977. He also won a County Minor Hurling Championship with the club in 1967.He was part of the St Brendan's Killarney side that won the school's first Hogan Cup title in 1969.With UCD he won a Dublin County Championship in 1974 and Leinster Club Championships and All-Ireland Club Championships in 1973-74 and 1974-75. He also won Sigerson Cup medals in 1973, 1974, 1975.He taught history, S.P.H.E. and P.E. at Tralee C.B.S. before retiring after 40 years in 2011.. }
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- John_O'Keeffe_(Gaelic_footballer) abstract "John O'Keeffe (born 15 April 1951 in Tralee, County Kerry) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Austin Stack's and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1969 until 1984. Though a highly talented midfielder, he was regarded as one of the most stylish and accomplished full-backs in football history.O'Keeffe won 7 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals and 12 Munster Championship medals. Other honours include 7 National Football League medals and 8 Railway Cup medals between Munster and the Combined Universities. He also won a Munster Junior Championship medal in 1969.He is among the leading recipients of GAA All Stars Awards, with five awards from 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978 and 1979. He was also named the Texaco Footballer of the Year in 1975. O'Keefe reluctantly retired on medical advice after the 1984 Munster Final with a serious hip complaint, having played relatively few games in the previous 18 months. He subsequently resorted to hip replacement surgery some 20 years later. His last game for Kerry was at full back v Tipperary in the 1984 Munster SFC semi-final. O'Keeffe has always maintained that probably his most dangerous opponent was Dublin's Jimmy Keaveney, with whom he enjoyed several battles. His performance against Offaly's Matt Connor in the 1982 All-Ireland final was all the more remarkable considering he had little/no training preparation owing to injury. It is no coincidence that John O'Keefe is consistently named as full back in various GAA players/managers best ever team selections, particularly in the years leading up to the GAA's Centenary and beyond. He was captain of the Austin Stacks team that won the 1976 County Senior Football Championship, he also won medals in 1973, 1974, 1979 and 1986 (following a brief comeback), as well as a Munster Club Championship in 1976 and an All-Ireland in 1977. He also won a County Minor Hurling Championship with the club in 1967.He was part of the St Brendan's Killarney side that won the school's first Hogan Cup title in 1969.With UCD he won a Dublin County Championship in 1974 and Leinster Club Championships and All-Ireland Club Championships in 1973-74 and 1974-75. He also won Sigerson Cup medals in 1973, 1974, 1975.He taught history, S.P.H.E. and P.E. at Tralee C.B.S. before retiring after 40 years in 2011.".