At club level he played with Clonmel Commercials and was also a member of the Tipperary senior football team.
O'Keeffe first played Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with the Clonmel Commercials club.
[1][2] O'Keeffe first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Tipperary minor football team in 1981.
[3] O'Keeffe died at Wexford General Hospital on 2 September 2022, aged 59.
[4] Two days earlier he was involved in a "freak accident" while cycling on the N25 outside Wexford.