Kevin O'Keeffe (footballer) explained

Kevin O'Keeffe
Fullname:Kevin Michael O'Keeffe
Birth Date:22 October 1952
Originalteam:Terang
Position:Half back
Statsend:1982
Careerhighlights:
  • QAFL Hall of fame
  • Coorparoo premiership player (1984, 1986)
Height:180 cm
Weight:83 kg
Years1:1973 - 1979, 1982
Club1:Fitzroy
Games Goals1:92 (36)
Club2:East Perth
Games Goals2:24 (1)
Years2:1980-1981
Games Goalstotal:116 (37)

Kevin O'Keeffe (born 22 October 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL during the 1970s.

O'Keeffe, a half back, represented Victoria in an interstate match against Western Australia at the 1975 Knockout Carnival. In the same year, while playing for Fitzroy, he accidentally collided with Footscray's Neil Sachse, leaving Sachse a quadriplegic.[1]

In 1980, he transferred to East Perth where he played for two seasons before making an unsuccessful comeback with Fitzroy. His next port of call was Queensland club Coorparoo and he played in their 1984 and 1986 premiership sides. The red haired O'Keeffe later served briefly as coach of Coorparoo and while in Queensland, represented the state on 16 occasions, captaining them in 1986.

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Notes and References

  1. News: A split second can change a life. Mark. Robinson. Herald Sun. 11 May 2012.