Bob O'Keeffe

Who is Bob O'Keeffe?

Robert "Bob" O'Keeffe was an Irish hurler who played for the Laois senior team.

O'Keeffe was a regular member of the starting fifteen during the 1914 and 1915 championship campaigns. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and back-to-back Leinster medals.

At club level O'Keeffe enjoyed a lengthy career, playing with Mooncoin in Kilkenny, St. Peter's in Meath and Borris-in-Ossory in Laois.

In retirement from playing O'Keeffe served as a high-ranking referee and was heavily involved in the administration of the GAA. He was chairman of the Leinster Council, before serving as President of the GAA from 1935 to 1938.