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Eddie Keher

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Eddie Keher is an Irish former hurler, born in 1941 in Inistioge, County Kilkenny, who played as a half-forward for Kilkenny from 1959 to 1977. He won six All-Ireland medals, ten Leinster medals and three National Hurling League medals, and captained Kilkenny to All-Ireland victory in 1969. He took nine Railway Cup medals with Leinster, a record for a Leinster player, and one county title with Rower-Inistioge. He won five successive All-Star awards and was named Texaco Hurler of the Year in 1972. His 50 championship appearances were a Kilkenny record until 2004. He was selected at corner-forward on the Hurling Team of the Century in 1984 and on the Hurling Team of the Millennium in 2000.

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Birth Year
1941 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 1
Titles
6 1
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is an Irish former hurler who played as a half-forward for the Kilkenny county team from 1959 to 1977
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    Edward Peter Keher (; born 14 October 1941)
  • Lead, All-Ireland titles
    Keher won six All-Ireland medals
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    Keher won six All-Ireland medals
  • Article text, a noun naming the sex
    as a very young boy Keher persuaded his mother to buy his first hurley
  • Lead, nationality
    is an Irish former hurler who played as a half-forward for the Kilkenny county team from 1959 to 1977
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    is an Irish former hurler who played as a half-forward for the Kilkenny county team from 1959 to 1977
  • On The Roster Of: Kilkenny county hurling team, Lead, county team
    is an Irish former hurler who played as a half-forward for the Kilkenny county team from 1959 to 1977
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