Kevin Kilmurray
Irish Gaelic footballer (1950–2022)
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Kevin Kilmurray (1950 – 4 December 2022)[1] was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for his local club Daingean and at senior level for the Offaly county team from 1969 until 1980.[2]
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| Born | 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 December 2022 (aged 72) Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kilmurray was from Daingean, County Offaly.[3]
He managed the Offaly senior football team from November 2004 until 2006.[4][3] Kilmurray had two championship seasons in charge, most notably steering Offaly to the 2006 Leinster SFC final. That remained Offaly's most recent appearance there at the time of his death.[5]
Kilmurray's death was announced on 4 December 2022; he had reached the age of 72.[6][7] He was the fifth member of the 1971–72 Offaly team to die, following Larry Coughlan, Kieran Claffey, Mick O'Rourke and Paddy Fenning.[8]
Honours
- Belcamp College
- Leinster Colleges Senior Football Championship: 1967, 1968
- University College Dublin
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship: 1974, 1975
- Leinster Senior Club Football Championship: 1973, 1974
- Dublin Senior Football Championship: 1973, 1974
- Sigerson Cup: 1973, 974
- Civil Service
- Offaly
