J. J. Keane, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Gaelic footballer, track athlete and sporting administrator, first president of the Irish Olympic Council
Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1871
Place of Birth: Anglesboro, Munster, Ireland
Date of Death: 01-Apr-1956
Profession: manager
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About J. J. Keane
- John James Keane (14 April 1871 – 1 April 1956) was an Irish Gaelic footballer, track athlete and sports administrator.
- His championship career with the Dublin senior team spanned five seasons from 1898 until 1902.Born in Anglesboro, County Limerick, Keane was born to John and Ellen Keane (née Cook).
- He was educated locally before moving to Dublin where he worked as a corn merchant. After moving to Dublin, Keane helped establish the Geraldines club in 1896.
- As well as being a founder-member he also became a regular member of the senior team and won back-to-back county football championship medals in 1898 and 1899. Keane made his inter-county debut during the 1898 championship when he was selected for the Dublin senior team.
- Over the course of the next five seasons, he won three All-Ireland medals, beginning with back-to-back triumphs in 1898 and 1899, followed by a third and final championships in 1902.
- He also won three Leinster medals. As a track athlete, Keane won the Irish 120 yards hurdles in 1900 before becoming one of the most effective sports administrators of the early part of the 20th century.
- He was chairman of the Athletic Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 1901 until 1922, when he became founding president of its successor, the National Athletic and Cycling Association (NACA).
- He also founded the Irish Olympic Council, becoming its first President and Ireland's first member of the International Olympic Committee.
- As NACA president he was appointed to the board of the International Amateur Athletics Federation (IAAF).
- He was heavily involved in the organisation of the three Tailteann Games, becoming overall director of the games in 1932. Keane died in Dublin on 1 April 1956.
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