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Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
About Jimmy Keaveney
- James Keaveney (born 12 February 1945) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer.
- His league and championship career with the Dublin senior team spanned sixteen seasons from 1964 to 1980.
- Keaveney is widely regarded as one of Dublin's greatest-ever players. Born in Whitehall, Dublin, Keaveney's first sporting interest was in soccer, however, he was later introduced to Gaelic games by his Belfast-born father.
- He was educated at St.
- Joseph's Secondary School in Fairview where he favoured hurling over Gaelic football. Keaveney first played competitive Gaelic games at underage levels with the St.
- Vincent's club before later joining the club's senior team.
- Between 1964 and 1981 he won ten county football championship medals, however, the highlight of his club career was the winning of an All-Ireland medal in 1976.
- Keaveney also won two Leinster medals and three county hurling championship medals. Keaveney made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was selected for the Dublin minor and under-21 teams, however, he ended his underage career without success.
- He made his senior debut during the 1964-65 league.
- Over the course of the following sixteen seasons, Keaveney won three All-Ireland medals, beginning with a lone triumph in 1974, followed by back-to-back championships in 1976 and 1977.
- He also won seven Leinster medals, two National Football League medals and was named Footballer of the Year in 1976 and 1977.
- He played his last game for Dublin in February 1980.
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