{{Short description|Irish Gaelic footballer (1950–2022)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox Gaelic games player |code= Football |sport = Gaelic football |image = |name = Kevin Kilmurray |irish = Caoimhín Mac Giolla Mhuire |birth_date = 1950 |birth_place = Daingean, County Offaly, Ireland |death_date = 4 December 2022 (aged 72) |death_place = Dublin, Ireland |feet = 6 |inches = 0 |county = Dublin |province = Leinster |club = Daingean<br>University College Dublin<br>St Brigid's<br>Civil Service |colleges = University College Dublin |sig = 2 |clcounty = 3 |clprovince= 2 |clallireland = 2 |counties = Offaly |icposition = Centre-forward |icyears = 1969–1982 |icapps(points) = 31 |icprovince = 5 |icallireland = 2 |nfl = 0 |allstars = 2 }}
'''Kevin Kilmurray''' (1950 – 4 December 2022)<ref>[https://rip.ie/death-notice/kevin-kilmurray-castleknock-dublin/516511 The death has occurred of Kevin Kilmurray] ''RIP.ie'' Retrieved 6 December 2022.</ref> was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for his local club Daingean and at senior level for the Offaly county team from 1969 until 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://offaly.gaa.ie/history/all-stars/kevin-kilmurray/|title=Offaly GAA profile|accessdate=6 December 2022}}</ref>
Kilmurray was from Daingean, County Offaly.<ref name=managerless/>
He managed the Offaly senior football team from November 2004 until 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2004/1102/187105-offaly/|title=Controversy remains in Offaly football|publisher=RTÉ|date=2 November 2004}}</ref><ref name=managerless>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-30276617.html|title=Offaly managerless as Kilmurray quits|work=Irish Examiner|date=13 September 2006|quote=The Daingean native confirmed that he was stepping down last night after the Board reviewed his reign so far, which has run since November 2004.|accessdate=6 December 2022}}</ref> Kilmurray had two championship seasons in charge, most notably steering Offaly to the 2006 Leinster SFC final. That remained Offaly's most recent appearance there at the time of his death.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2022/1204/1339931-offaly-double-all-ireland-winner-kilmurray-dies-at-72/|title=Offaly double All-Ireland winner Kevin Kilmurray dies at 72|publisher=RTÉ|date=4 December 2022|accessdate=6 December 2022}}</ref>
Kilmurray's death was announced on 4 December 2022; he had reached the age of 72.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/gaa/gaelic-football/tributes-pour-offaly-gaa-legend-28651630|title=Tributes pour in as Offaly GAA legend Kevin Kilmurray dies aged 72|work=Irish Mirror|first=Darragh|last=Culhane|date=4 December 2022|access-date=6 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://hoganstand.com/Article/Index/325953|title=Offaly football legend Kevin Kilmurray passes away|work=Hogan Stand|date=4 December 2022}}</ref> He was the fifth member of the 1971–72 Offaly team to die, following Larry Coughlan, Kieran Claffey, Mick O'Rourke and Paddy Fenning.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/double-all-ireland-winning-offaly-legend-kevin-kilmurray-72-passes-away-42194610.html|title=Double All-Ireland winning Offaly legend Kevin Kilmurray (72) passes away|work=Irish Independent|first=Colm|last=Keys|date=4 December 2022|accessdate=6 December 2022}}</ref>
==Honours== ;Belcamp College *Leinster Colleges Senior Football Championship: 1967, 1968
;University College Dublin *All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship: 1974, 1975 *Leinster Senior Club Football Championship: 1973, 1974 *Dublin Senior Football Championship: 1973, 1974 *Sigerson Cup: 1973, 974
;Civil Service *Dublin Senior Football Championship: 1980
;Offaly *All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1971, 1972 *Leinster Senior Football Championship: 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1980 *Leinster Under-21 Football Championship: 1971
==References== {{Reflist}}
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