Kevin O'Keeffe

Infobox afl player | firstname = Kevin
lastname = O'Keeffe




birthdate = 22 October 1952
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originalteam = Terang
heightweight = 180 cm / 83 kg
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debutdate = 1973
debutteam = Fitzroy
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playingteams = Fitzroy (1973-79, 1982)
* 92 games, 36 goals
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statsend = 1982
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Kevin O'Keeffe (born 22 October 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the VFL during the 1970s.

O'Keeffe was a half back and is best remembered for an incident early in the 1975 season when he accidentally collided with Footscray's Neil Sachse, leaving Sachse a quadriplegic. In the same year he represented Victoria in an interstate match against Western Australia at the Knockout Carnival.

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

*AflRleague|ref=K/Kevin_OKeeffe.html
* [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/n-o.htm#Kevin%20O'Keeffe%20(Fitzroy,%20East%20Perth,%20Coorparoo) Full Points Footy profile]
*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). "The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers". 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.