John Killeen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Cillín | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born |
1920 Tynagh, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| Died |
July 2005 Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Tynagh Clonad | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Laois titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1944–1954 | Galway | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
John Killeen (1920 – June 2005) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-forward for the Galway senior team.[1]
Killeen made his first appearance for the team during the 1944 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement a decade later after the 1954 championship. During that time he won a National Hurling League winners' medal.
At club level Duffy began his club career with Tynagh in Galway before later winning two county club championship medals with Clonad in Laois.
References
- ↑ "Obituary of John Killeen". Hogan Stand website. 19 August 2005. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
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