George Killeen
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| Full name | George Valentine Killeen | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 June 1884 Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 September 1933 (aged 49) County Tipperary, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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George Valentine Killeen (15 June 1884 — 22 September 1933) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Kilrush, County Clare, Killeen was a forward and played for Limerick-based club Garryowen.[1] He also played for the College of Mount Saint Joseph, while working in Roscrea.[2] He competed for Ireland between 1912 and 1914, gaining a total of 10 caps.[3] In 1913, he was the only player on the Irish team from Munster.[4] Killeen was described as "a fine heavy and robust forward."[2]
A bank official, Killeen was on duty when a Bank of Ireland branch in Tipperary was raided and fought with one of the robbers, suffering facial injuries.[5] Killeen died in Tipperary, after a short illness.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Rugby International Dead". Londonderry Sentinel. 23 September 1933.
- 1 2 Deering, J.H. (15 March 1934). "Rugby Recollections: Half a Century of Football". Kings County Chronicle. p. 6.
- ↑ "Change In Irish Team". Evening Irish Times. 24 December 1913.
- ↑ Landers, M.F. (22 January 1947). "France's Chequered Career In International Rugby". Irish Examiner. p. 6.
- ↑ "Bank Raid Recalled". Derry Journal. 25 September 1933.
- ↑ "Plucky Bank Official: Clareman's Death Recalls Bank Robbery". Dublin Evening Mail. 22 September 1933. p. 5.
External links
[edit]- George Killeen at ESPNscrum (archived)