Kevin O'Keeffe (footballer)

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

Kevin O'Keeffe
Personal information
Full name Kevin Michael O'Keeffe
Date of birth (1952-10-22) 22 October 1952
Original team(s) Terang
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Position(s) Half Back
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1973–1979, 1982 Fitzroy 92 (36)
1980-1981 East Perth 24 (1)
Total 116 (37)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1982.
Career highlights
  • QAFL Hall of fame
  • Coorparoo premiership player (1984, 1986)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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.

References
  1. Robinson, Mark (11 May 2012). "A split second can change a life". Herald Sun.
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