Legend Jimmy Keaveney to join Leinster’s Hall of Fame

Legendary Dublin footballer Jimmy Keaveney will join the Leinster Council's Hall of Fame this Sunday in Croke Park.

Jimmy will be introduced to the crowd at half-time in the Leinster SFC final between the Dubs and Laois when he will be presented with a special award by Leinster chairman Jim Bolger when a highlights reel of Jimmy's career with be shown on the big screens.

Jimmy is Dublin's all-time top scorer in senior championship and league games with a massive tally of 30-402 (492) from 104 matches.

The St Vincent's man made his league debut against Wicklow in November 1964. He made his Leinster SFC debut against Wexford in May of 1964 and tallied 1-3.

He initially retired from intercounty action in 1972 after Dublin had lost that year's Leinster SFC semi-final to Kildare but two years later having watched Dublin's Leinster first round victory over Wexford from Hill 16 he was coaxed out of retirement . . . . and as they say 'the rest is history'.

In September of 1974 Dublin defeated Galway in the All-Ireland final to lift the Sam Maguire for the first time since 1963 with Jimmy scoring 1-32 in the six games he played.

He won two more All-Irelands in 1976 and 1977, two NFL medals, seven Leinster SFC medals (1965, 1974, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79) and three All Star awards (1974, 77, 78).

Jimmy was Dublin's top-scorer (combined NFL and SFC) in the following seasons - 1966/67, 1979/70, 1970/71, 1973/74, 75/76, 76/77, 78/79 with the 1975/76 season being his most prolific when he amassed 9-37 in 11 games (6-18 in SFC and 3-19 in NFL).