Seanie Burrows is first into KABB Hall of Fame
SEANIE Burrows is the first entrant into the new Kerry Area Basketball Board (KABB) Hall of Fame.
Burrows has made a long and significant contribution to basketball in Kerry and has coached several teams at club and schools level, and this week the Tralee man has been recoginsed as the first inductee in the KABB Hall of Fame
Burrows comes from a family steeped in sports – his daughter Elaine made the headlines this year with her cross-Channel swim – and he gave many years to basketball in Tralee and in Kerry at club and schools levels.
He was coach of the Eagle Lodge Ladies team that played in the National League and then became Lee Strand Ladies. He coached Moyderwell School to an All-Ireland title and was also coach of Balloonagh when they had a secondary school.
John Mitchels is the club Seanie will always be associated with and coached them when they had a basketball team.
On the GAA scene Seanie had a long association with the club and Kerry and played in both the League and Championship for the county. Along with his late brother Bruddy they made history by winning back to back All Ireland Minor titles and between them they have 16 All-Ireland medals from both sports.
Hall of Fame nominations were sought from clubs to honour retired members who made significant contributions to playing, coaching and organising basketball at club and county level.
KABB Executive Secretary Dave Aherne outlined why the KABB has introduced its Hall of Fame.
“The Board were keen to acknowledge the success and strength of the game in Kerry at present. This is due to the great efforts of many over the years that have put the sport on the road to the great position it is in today,” Ahearn said.
“The Kerry Basketball Hall of
Fame will play tribute to the many great servants of the game over the coming seasons.”
In addition to the Hall of Fame, the KABB announced a number of awards which were due to be made at the deferred AGM, as well as giving the final standings of some of the Senior Leagues.
The winners of the Senior Men’s Division 1 are KCYMS who only lost one game during the season. This was the same for the winners of the Women’s Division 1 winners which are Glenbeigh Falcons.
There was more good news for the Club of the Year with St Bridget’s Currow taking the Women’s Division 2 title.
The Men’s Division 2 has still to be finalised with Caherciveen and Gneeveguilla being named joint winners or there will be a play-off when sport resumes.
The two sides at the top of Women’s Division 3 could not be separated after both recorded unbeaten seasons. These are Ballybunion Wildcats and Horan’s Health Stores Lixnaw.