[5] Had he have won the double All Star, he would have become only the second player ever after Cork legend Ray Cummins to win both awards in the same year.
[9] His abilities as a dual player were nurtured at St Patrick’s Secondary School by former Derry footballers Seán O'Connell, Fintan McCloskey and Francie Brolly and Kilkenny born hurling coach Liam Hinphey.
[8] McKeever made his Derry senior debut in February 1988 against Monaghan in the Dr McKenna Cup at Greenlough.
[8] McKeever was Right Corner Back on Derry's 1993 All-Ireland winning team, which beat Cork in the final.
[citation needed] Among his underage achievements, McKeever has won an Under-14, Under-16, and two Derry Minor Football Championships.
[13] McKeever started his senior inter-county hurling career in 1987 and played until 1992, when he decided to concentrate on football.
[16] McKeever was part of the Kevin Lynchs U-14 side that captured the B section of 1982 Féile na nGael in Dublin and won county medals at all possible grades.