# Kevin Kilmurray

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{{Short description|Irish Gaelic footballer (1950–2022)}}
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{{Infobox Gaelic games player
|code= Football
|sport = Gaelic football
|image = 
|name = Kevin Kilmurray
|irish = Caoimhín Mac Giolla Mhuire
|birth_date = 1950
|birth_place = [Daingean](/source/Daingean), [County Offaly](/source/County_Offaly), [Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland)
|death_date = 4 December 2022 (aged 72)
|death_place = [Dublin](/source/Dublin), Ireland
|feet = 6
|inches = 0
|county = Dublin
|province = Leinster
|club = [Daingean](/source/Daingean_GAA)<br>[University College Dublin](/source/UCD_GAA)<br>[St Brigid's](/source/St_Brigid's_GAA_(Dublin))<br>Civil Service
|colleges = [University College Dublin](/source/UCD_GAA)
|sig = 2
|clcounty = 3
|clprovince= 2
|clallireland = 2
|counties = [Offaly](/source/Offaly_county_football_team)
|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](/source/RIP.ie)'' Retrieved 6 December 2022.</ref> was an Irish [Gaelic football](/source/Gaelic_football)er who played for his local club [Daingean](/source/Daingean_GAA) and at senior level for the [Offaly county team](/source/Offaly_county_football_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](/source/Daingean), [County Offaly](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Larry_Coughlan), [Kieran Claffey](/source/Kieran_Claffey), [Mick O'Rourke](/source/Mick_O'Rourke) and [Paddy Fenning](/source/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](/source/Leinster_Colleges_Senior_Football_Championship): 1967, 1968

;University College Dublin
*[All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship](/source/All-Ireland_Senior_Club_Football_Championship): [1974](/source/1973%E2%80%9374_All-Ireland_Senior_Club_Football_Championship), [1975](/source/1974%E2%80%9375_All-Ireland_Senior_Club_Football_Championship)
*[Leinster Senior Club Football Championship](/source/Leinster_Senior_Club_Football_Championship): [1973](/source/1973%E2%80%9374_All-Ireland_Senior_Club_Football_Championship), [1974](/source/1974%E2%80%9375_All-Ireland_Senior_Club_Football_Championship)
*[Dublin Senior Football Championship](/source/Dublin_Senior_Football_Championship): 1973, 1974
*[Sigerson Cup](/source/Sigerson_Cup): 1973, 974

;Civil Service
*[Dublin Senior Football Championship](/source/Dublin_Senior_Football_Championship): 1980

;Offaly
*[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship](/source/All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship): [1971](/source/1971_All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship), [1972](/source/1972_All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship)
*[Leinster Senior Football Championship](/source/Leinster_Senior_Football_Championship): [1969](/source/1969_All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship), [1971](/source/1971_All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship), [1972](/source/1972_All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship), [1973](/source/1973_All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship), [1980](/source/1980_All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship)
*[Leinster Under-21 Football Championship](/source/Leinster_Under-21_Football_Championship): [1971](/source/1971_All-Ireland_Under-21_Football_Championship)

==References==
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