"Ned" Kavanagh (11 February 1925 – 17 March 2018) was an Irish retired hurler who played as a midfielder for the Kilkenny senior team.
[1] Born in Urlingford, County Kilkenny, Kavanagh first played competitive hurling during his school days at St. Kieran's College.
He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-two when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team, making his senior debut in the 1947 championship.
Kavanagh played for just one championship season and won one All-Ireland medal.
[2] At club level Kavanagh won one championship medal with Tullaroan.