Former Cork captain John O’Keeffe was the heart and soul of Millstreet

John O’Keeffe, who passed away earlier this week, captained Cork to the Munster football victory in 1949

John O'Keeffe captained Millstreet to win the 1948 Co. SFC pictured with the match ball after he captained Cork to enjoy victory in the 1949 Munster SFC Final.

John Coleman can recall a few of the guiding lights in Millstreet as he was growing up. John O’Keeffe was one of the brightest.

O’Keeffe, who passed away earlier this week, captained Cork to the Munster football victory in 1949. He was recalled as “the heart and soul of Millstreet” by Coleman, a star on Cork’s All-Ireland football winners of 1973.