D. J. Kane

D.J. Kane
Personal information
Irish name	D.S. Mac Catháin
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Right wing-back
Born	Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation	Teacher
Club(s)
Years	Club
1980s-2000s	Newry Shamrocks
Club titles
Down titles	0
College titles
Sigerson titles	2
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1986-1999	Down
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles	3
All-Irelands	2
NFL	2 (Div 2 & Div 3)
All Stars	1

D.J. Kane (born 1964, Newry, County Down) is a former Gaelic footballer from Northern Ireland. He played with his local club Newry Mitchels but moved to Newry Shamrocks and was a member of the Down senior inter-county team from the 1980s until the 1990s. Kane captained Down to the All-Ireland title in 1994. His brother Val had been a substitute on the Down team that won the All-Ireland title in 1968.^[1]

Honours

Dr. McKenna Cup (5) 1987 1989 1992 1996 1998
Ryan Cup (3) 1987 1988 1989
Railway Cup (3) 1993 1994 1995
Ulster Senior Football Championship (2) 1991 1994 (C)
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2) 1991 1994 (C)
Sigerson Cup (2) 1986 1987 (C)
Down Minor Football Championship (1)1981 1982
Ulster Under-21 Football Championship (1) 1984
GAA GPA All Stars Awards (1) 1994
MacRory Cup (1) 1982
Down Senior Football League (1) 1997
National Football League Division 2 (1) 1988
National Football League Division 3 (1) 1997

References

↑ "Profile of D. J. Kane". www.hoganstand.com. 1991-08-09. Retrieved 2009-10-04.

Sporting positions
Preceded by	Down Senior Football Captain 1994	Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by Henry Downey (Down)	All-Ireland Senior Football winning captain 1994	Succeeded by John O'Leary (Dublin)

Down – 1991 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (4th title)

1 N. Collins 2 B. McKernan 3 C. Deegan 4 P. Higgins 5 P. O'Rourke (c) 6 J. Kelly 7 D. J. Kane 8 B. Breen 9 E. Burns 10 R. Carr 11 G. Blaney 12 G. Mason 13 M. Linden 14 P. Withnell 15 J. McCartan Subs used L.Austin for B. Breen A. Rogers for P. Withnell Subs not used P. Donnan M. Quinn M. Laverty P. McCartan M. McCartan J. Austin C. Murray Manager P. McGrath

Down – 1994 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (5th title)

1 N. Collins 2 M. McGill 3 B.Burns 4 P. Higgins 5 É. Burns 6 B. Breen 7 D. J. Kane (c) 8 G.McCartan 9 C. Deegan 10 R. Carr 11 G. Blaney 12 J. McCartan 13 M. Linden 14 A. Farrell 15 G. Mason Sub used G.Colgan for C. Deegan Subs not used E. Connolly G. Deegan P. Withneill J. Kelly R. Starkey C. McCabe B. Hynes R. Sharvin Manager P. McGrath

1994 All Star Gaelic Football Team

1 J. O'Leary 2 M. Magill 3 S. Quinn 4 P. Higgins 5 G. Geraghty 6 S. O'Brien 7 D. J. Kane 8 J. Sheedy 9 G. McCartan 10 P. Canavan 11 G. Blaney 12 J. McCartan 13 M. Linden 14 T. Dowd 15 C. Redmond

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