GAA: McKeever to quit football

Derry All-Star Kieran McKeever is quitting football, because he cannot combine an inter-county career with raising a family.

Wed, 09 May, 2001 - 15:53

Derry All-Star Kieran McKeever is quitting football, because he cannot combine an inter-county career with raising a family.

McKeever, who has played in the heart of the Derry defence for the past decade, but has decided to quit just weeks before the Ulster championship meeting with Antrim.

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