Kildare players invented the hand pass: a polished team tactic since 1903; [citation needed] The toe-to-hand was pioneered by the Roseberry (now Newbridge Sarsfields) club.

Olympic high jumper Larry Stanley was regarded as one of the greatest fielders in the history of the game, and first winner of the all-time All Star award.

He returned in 1997, and guided the county to victory over Laois with 13 players and a dramatic, twice replayed series of matches with Meath (which they lost) that captured the imagination of the public and steeled the side for further honors.

In (2005), Kildare enjoyed mixed success and finished in the top six in the National Football League, but was knocked out of the championship by Sligo.

However Kildares season took a turn for the better after that by beating Cavan, Limerick and Fermanagh in the all- Ireland qualifiers to reach their first ever all-ireland quarter-final.

However Kildare had a great run through the qualifiers beating teams like Antrim, Leitrim, Derry and Monaghan to once again reach the All-Ireland Quarter-final to face Leinster champions Meath which they got a slow start but enjoyed the 2nd half as they ran out winning 2–17 to 1–12.

On 29 August 2010 Kildare faced Down for the first time ever in the championship which turned out to be a very tense game but Down ran out winners 1–16 to 1–14 after a very frantic finish.

Kildare had a good run in the qualifiers beating teams like Laois, Meath & Derry to advance to the All-Ireland quarter-final to face Ulster champions Donegal which turned to be a very poor performance but the 2nd half was a real contest from both sides with the sides finishing level to drag the game into extra-time only to be defeated by a single point by Donegal.

[3] Other songs from then included "The Lilywhites Are On The March" by John Rafferty, "Cill Dara Abu" by Paul McCormack and "The Power and the Glory" by the Patrician Primary Pipe and Brass Band.

1978: Ollie Crinnigan 1991: Martin Lynch 1997: Niall Buckley, Davy Dalton, Glenn Ryan 1998: Dermot Earley, Karl O'Dwyer, Glenn Ryan2nd, Brian Lacey, John Finn 2000: Anthony Rainbow 2009: Dermot Earley2nd 2010: Peter Kelly, Johnny Doyle 2011: Mick Foley 1998: Christy Byrne, Ronan Quinn, Anthony Rainbow, Niall Buckley, Willie McCreery, Declan Kerrigan, Martin Lynch, Eddie McCormack 2000: Christy Byrne, Ken Doyle, Glenn Ryan, Willie McCreery 2002: Dermot Earley 2003: Enda Murphy 2007: Johnny Doyle 2008: Johnny Doyle 2009: James Kavanagh, Alan Smith 2010: Emmet Bolton, Eamonn Callaghan, James Kavanagh 2011: Hugh McGrillen 2012: Emmet Bolton 2017: Kevin Feely, Daniel Flynn 2018: Eoin Doyle, Daniel Flynn, Paul Cribben 2021: Daniel Flynn (o) = overseas; (j) = junior team; (nfl) = non-league