Brendan O'Kelly (10 June 1928 – 24 October 2017) was a soccer player who played in the 1940s in the League of Ireland.[1] O'Kelly was an attacking player on the amateur Bohemians of the 1940s. He later went on trial at Wolverhampton Wanderers.[2] O'Kelly represented Ireland at the 1948 Olympic Games scoring Ireland's goal.[3]

Off the field, Brendan was a Harvard University graduate and was appointed chairman of Bord Iascaigh Mhara in 1963.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ "Brendan O'Kelly". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. ^ Bohemian FC match programme Vol. 59 No. 12
  3. ^ "Archived copy". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)