Val Kane
Irish Gaelic footballer
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Val Kane is a former Irish sportsperson who played Gaelic football for Down and soccer for Dundalk.
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He is the brother of former Down captain D. J. Kane and father of actress Valene Kane.[1]
Gaelic football
As a schoolboy, Kane captained Abbey Christian Brothers' Grammar School to a MacRory Cup title.[2]
Kane made his debut for the Down senior team in the Wembley Tournament in 1963.[3] He was an unused sub when Down won the 1968 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
At club level, he was part of the Newry Mitchell's team which won the Down Senior Championship in 1967 and 1968.[4]
In 1984, he was selected as one of the coaches for the GAA's Centenary School of Coaching.[5] alongside Jim McKeever, Niall Moyna, Brendan Colleran, Mickey Whelan and Pat Spillane.
A schoolteacher by profession, Kane's first managerial victory came leading Abbey CBS to the 1970 Corn na nÓg.[6]
He also served as the secretary of the Ulster Colleges GAA Council for 23 years.[2][7]