D. J. Kane

D.J. Kane
Personal information
Irish name	D.S. Mac Catháin
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Right wing-back
Born	Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation	Teacher
Club(s)
Years	Club
1980s-2000s	Newry Shamrocks
Club titles
Down titles	0
College titles
Sigerson titles	2
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1986-1999	Down
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles	3
All-Irelands	2
NFL	2 (Div 2 & Div 3)
All Stars	1

D.J. Kane (born 1964, Newry, County Down) is a former Gaelic footballer from Northern Ireland. He played with his local club Newry Mitchels but moved to Newry Shamrocks and was a member of the Down senior inter-county team from the 1980s until the 1990s. Kane captained Down to the All-Ireland title in 1994.

Personal life[edit]

His brother Val had been a substitute on the Down team that won the All-Ireland title in 1968.^[1]

He is the uncle of Irish actress Valene Kane.^{[citation needed]}

^ "Profile of D. J. Kane". www.hoganstand.com. 9 August 1991. Retrieved 4 October 2009.

Sporting positions
Preceded by	Down Senior Football Captain 1994	Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by Henry Downey (Down)	All-Ireland Senior Football winning captain 1994	Succeeded by John O'Leary (Dublin)