Robert O'Keeffe, known as Bob O'Keeffe (1881 to 1949), was an Irish hurler who played for the Laois senior team. He was a regular member of the starting fifteen during the 1914 and 1915 championship campaigns, winning one All-Ireland medal and back-to-back Leinster medals. At club level he had a lengthy career, playing with Mooncoin in Kilkenny, St Peter's in Meath and Borris-in-Ossory in Laois. In retirement from playing he served as a high-ranking referee and was heavily involved in the administration of the Gaelic Athletic Association, becoming chairman of the Leinster Council before serving as president of the GAA from 1935 to 1938.
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he won one All-Ireland medal and back-to-back Leinster medals
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was an Irish hurler
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who played for the Laois senior team
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was an Irish hurler who played for the Laois senior team
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he won one All-Ireland medal and back-to-back Leinster medals
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he won one All-Ireland medal and back-to-back Leinster medals
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