Ger O'Keeffe

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.

Ger O'Keeffe
Personal information
O'Keefe at Sea Lodge Hotel, Waterville
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

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.

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 July 19, 2008. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
"Kerry Team profiles". Kerry GAA. Retrieved 2011-09-14.

Sporting positions
Preceded by John O'Keeffe	Kerry Senior Football Captain 1977	Succeeded by Denis 'Ogie' Moran

Kerry – 1973 All-Ireland Under 21 Football Champions (2nd title)
1 P. O'Mahony 2 B. Harmon 3 J. Deenihan 4 B. O'Shea 5 G. O'Keeffe 6 G. Power 7 K. O'Donoghue 8 J. Long 9 P. Lynch 10 J. Coffey 11 M. O'Sullivan 12 P. Ó Sé 13 M. O'Shea 14 J. Egan 15 M. Sheehy Subs M. Ferris N. Brosnan

Kerry – 1974 National Football League Champions (12th title)
1 P. O'Mahony 2 D. O'Sullivan 3 P. O'Donoghue 4 D. Crowley 5 P. Ó Sé 6 P. Lynch 7 G. O'Keeffe 8 J. Long 9 J. O'Keeffe 10 É. O'Donoghue 11 M. O'Sullivan 12 G. Power 13 J. Egan 14 S. Mac Gearailt 15 M. Sheehy Manager J. Culloty

Kerry – 1975 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (23rd title)

Sub used: 17 G. O'Driscoll for M. O'Sullivan

Subs not used: 16 J. Bunyan; 18 J. Long; 19 B. O'Shea; 20 D O'Sullivan; 21 J. Walsh

Manager: M. O'Dwyer
Selectors: D. McCarthy; D. Sheahan; P. O'Shea; M. Kelly

Kerry – 1976 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up

Subs used: 21 C. Nelligan for P. O'Mahony; 16 S. Walsh for P. McCarthy; 17 G. O'Driscoll for M. O'Sullivan

Subs not used: 18 J. Long; 19 A. O'Keeffe; 20 J. Walsh; 22 V. O'Connor; 23 B. Walsh

Manager: M. O'Dwyer
Selectors: D. McCarthy; P. O'Donoghue; P. O'Shea; M. Kelly

Kerry – 1980 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (26th title)

Sub used: 19 G. O'Driscoll for G. Power

Subs not used: 14 E. Liston; 16 M. Spillane; 18 D. O'Donoghue; 20 J. Walsh; 21 P. O'Mahony

Manager: M. O'Dwyer
Selectors: P. O'Shea; J. Keohane; L. Higgins; B. O'Callaghan

Kerry – 1981 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (27th title)

Subs used: P. Spillane for J. Egan; G. O'Keeffe for M. Spillane

Subs not used: 18 T. Spillane; 19 P. Sheahan; 20 B. O'Sullivan; 21 P. O'Mahony

Manager: M. O'Dwyer
Selectors: P. O'Shea; J. Keohane; L. Higgins; B. O'Callaghan

Kerry – 1982 National Football League Champions (14th title)
1 C. Nelligan 2 J. Deenihan (c) 3 J. O'Keeffe 4 G. O'Keeffe 5 V. O'Connor 6 T. Kennelly 7 G. Lynch 8 S. Walsh 9 J. O'Shea 10 J. McElligott 11 D. Moran 12 T. Doyle 13 G. Power 14 E. Liston 15 J. Egan Manager M. O'Dwyer

Kerry – 1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up

Sub used: 20 P. Spillane for D. Moran

Subs not used: 16 G. Lynch; 17 V. O'Connor; 18 M. Spillane; 19 J. L. McElligott; 20 P. O'Mahony; 21 J. Doyle; 22 H. Moynihan; 23 J. Deenihan

Manager: M. O'Dwyer
Selectors: P. O'Shea; J. Keohane; L. Higgins; B. O'Callaghan

Austin Stacks – 1977 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Champions (1st title)
1 T. Brick 2 G. Scollard 3 N. Power 4 P. Lucey 5 F. Lawlor 6 T. O 'Keeffe 7 G. Power 8 J. O'Keeffe (Capt) 9 G. O'Keeffe 10 T Sheehan 11 D.Long 12 F. Rayn 13 J. Power 14 P. MaCarthy 15 B. Curtin Subs used C. Managan Subs not used P. McCarthy F. Ryan A. O'Connor P. Moriarty J. L. McElligott M. Culloty

1976 All Star Gaelic Football Team
1 P. Cullen 2 G. O'Keeffe 3 J. O'Keeffe 4 B. Murphy 5 J. Hughes 6 K. Moran 7 G. Power 8 B. Mullins 9 D. McCarthy 10 A. O'Toole 11 T. Hanahoe 12 D. Hickey 13 B. Doyle 14 M. Sheehy 15 P. Spillane

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