Larry Keane

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Larry Keane
Personal information
Irish name Labhrás Ó Catháin
Sport Hurling
Position Right corner-forward
Born 1931
Kilkenny, Ireland
Died 16 July 2017 (aged 85)
Thurles,
County Tipperary, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation Factory employee
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Thurles Sarsfields
Club titles
 FootballHurling
Tipperary titles 1 9
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1954-1958
 Tipperary 5 (3-02)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NHL 2

Laurence Keane (1931 - 16 July 2017) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Thurles Sarsfields and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.

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Career

Keane first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with Thurles Sarsfields. He subsequently progressed onto the club's senior team, with his career coinciding with an unprecedented era of success for the club. [1] Between 1952 and 1963 Keane won nine Tipperary SHC titles, including one as team captain in 1957. [2] He also won a Tipperary SFC with Thurles Crokes in 1960.

Keane first played for Tipperary during a two-year tenure with the minor team. He won an All-Ireland MHC medal in 1949 after a defeat of Kilkenny in the final. [3] Keane progressed to adult level and was a dual player at junior level. He joined the Tipperary senior hurling team during the team's successful National League campaign in 1954–55. [4] Keane won a second league title two years later before adding a Munster SHC medal to his collection in 1958. [5] Keane lined out at right corner-forward in the 1958 All-Ireland final defeat of Galway.

Personal life and death

Keane was born in Kilkenny where his father, Con Keane, was a member of the Irish Army. He had played hurling and Gaelic football for Tipperary and was also included on Munster's Railway Cup team. The family later relocated to Thurles, County Tipperary. Keane's brothers, Connie and Michael, also lined out with Tipperary. [6]

Keane died on 16 July 2017, aged 85. [7]

Honours

Thurles Crokes
Thurles Sarsfields
Tipperary

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References

  1. ↑ "Roll of honour". Thurles Sarsfields GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "History". Thurles Sarsfields GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Minor hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Tipperary profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Senior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Fresh doubts over tour". Irish Independent. 12 January 2002. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "The death has occurred of Laurence (Larry) Keane". rip.ie. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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