John Keane (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Catháin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born |
18 February 1917 Waterford, Ireland |
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| Died | 1 October 1975 (aged 58) Tarbert, County Kerry, Ireland |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1934–1955 | Mount Sion | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Waterford titles | 2 | 8 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1934–1951 | Waterford | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
John Keane (18 February 1917 – 1 October 1975) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Waterford senior team.
Born in Waterford, Keane first played competitive hurling during his school days at Mount Sion CBS. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of fifteen when he first linked up with the Waterford minor team, before later lining out with the junior side. He made his senior debut in the 1934–35 National Hurling League. Keane went on to play a key part for a Waterford team that made a long overdue breakthrough, and won one All-Ireland medal and two Munster medals.
As a representative of the Munster inter-provincial team for twelve years, Keane won seven Railway Cup medals during that period. At club level he won eight championship medals with Mount Sion.
Keane's retirement came following the conclusion of the 1951 championship.
In retirement from playing, Keane became involved in team management and coaching. As trainer of the Waterford senior team in 1959, he guided them to Munster and All-Ireland victory. He was also heavily involved with training various Mount Sion teams.
Keane is widely regarded as one of the greatest hurlers in the history of the game. He has been repeatedly voted onto teams made up of the sport's greats, including at centre-back on the Hurling Team of the Century in 1984 and the Hurling Team of the Millennium in 2000.
John Keane was born in Waterford, on 18 February 1917, into a family that was steeped in the traditions of Gaelic Ireland. His childhood years were spent among like-minded neighbours in the city's Barrack Street. Keane was educated at Mount Sion School, a great hurling nursery and a cradle of all things Gaelic and nationalist where he became the star hurler – going on to represent the Munster colleges team for three successive years.
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