James Richard McGee (3 June 1923 – 4 November 1998) was an Irish basketball player and musician.
[1] Three years later, he enlisted in the School of Music in Dublin where he was a member of the Army No.
[1] After leaving the team, he moved in 1951 to Athlone to direct the Western Command Band, where he would go on to serve 30 years with.
[1] McGee also served on a United Nations peacekeeping deployment for six months in Cyprus during this time.
[1] He was appointed to the post of director of the Defence Force School of Music in 1987, retiring a year later at the rank of colonel and as one of the longest serving servicemen in the Defence Forces, having served for 50 years.