Eddie Keher

Edward Peter Keher (/ˈkɛər/; born 14 October 1941) is an Irish former hurler who played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Kilkenny county team.

Born in Inistioge, County Kilkenny, Keher first played competitive hurling whilst at school in St. Kieran's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of fifteen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team. He made his senior debut in the 1959 championship. Keher won six All-Ireland medals, ten Leinster medals and three National Hurling League medals. He captained the team to All-Ireland victory in 1969 and was an All-Ireland runner-up on four occasions. As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team for sixteen years, Keher won nine Railway Cup medals, a record for a Leinster player. At club level he won one championship medal with Rower–Inistioge.

Keher has been repeatedly voted on to teams made up of the sport's greats, including at corner-forward on the Hurling Team of the Century in 1984 and the Hurling Team of the Millennium in 2000. He won four Cú Chulainn awards and five All-Star awards, as well as being named Texaco Hurler of the Year in 1972. He also met and tutored Muhammad Ali in hurling in 1972, when he visited Dublin.

Keher's career tally of 35 goals and 336 points was a record score which stood until 20 June 2010.

Keher made 50 championship appearances, a Kilkenny record which stood until 25 July 2004. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1977 championship.

In retirement from playing, Keher temporarily became involved in team management and coaching. As joint-coach to the Kilkenny senior team with Pat Henderson, he helped guide the team to the All-Ireland title in 1979.