Brendan O'Kelly
Brendan O'Kelly (10 June 1928 – 24 October 2017) was a soccer player who played in the 1940s in the League of Ireland.[1] O'Kelly was an attacking player on the amateur Bohemians of the 1940s. He later went on trial at Wolverhampton Wanderers.[2] O'Kelly represented Ireland at the 1948 Olympic Games scoring Ireland's goal.[3]
Off the field, Brendan was a Harvard University graduate and was appointed chairman of Bord Iascaigh Mhara in 1963.[citation needed]
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[edit]- ^ "Brendan O'Kelly". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ Bohemian FC match programme Vol. 59 No. 12
- ^ "Archived copy". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
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