Keith Gorman (Gaelic footballer)
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| Native name | Keith Ó Gormáin (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Beezer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1979 Balbriggan, County Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | (aged 46) Sandyford, Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Pharmaceutical plant worker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Keith Gorman (1979 – 27 September 2025) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level, he played with O'Dwyers in Dublin, Newtown Blues in Louth and at inter-county level as a goalkeeper with the Dublin senior team.
Career
Gorman first played Gaelic football at club level with the O'Dwyers club.[1] He later transferred to the Newtown Blues club in Drogheda. Gorman first appeared on the inter-county scene with Dublin during a two-year tenure with the under-21 team in 1998 and 1999.[2] He later progressed to the senior team and won an O'Byrne Cup medal in 1999.[3] Gorman was sub-goalkeeper for the subsequent National League campaign, which ended with a defeat to Cork in the final.
Illness and death
Gorman was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in May 2024. He died on 27 September 2025, at the age of 46.[4]
Honours
- Dublin
- O'Byrne Cup: 1999
References
- ^ "Roll of honour". O'Dwyers GAA website. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Dublin greats Ciarán Whelan, Denis Bastick and Johnny Magee turn out to support former goalkeeper Keith Gorman". Irish Independent. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "Tributes pour in for much-loved former Dublin GAA goalkeeper Keith 'Beezer' Gorman following death at 46". SportsJoe. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
- ^ "'A Gael through and through' – heartbreak at passing of Louth GAA stalwart". Drogheda Independent. 29 September 2025. Retrieved 1 October 2025.