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Tommy Keane

Tommy Keane, Irish footballer (died 2012)

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Born
September 16, 1968
Died
December 28, 2012
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1968

About Tommy Keane

Tommy Keane was an Irish professional footballer who played as a midfielder. His first league goal came in Seamus McDonagh's first game as player manager in a 2–1 home win over Cork City on 27 November During the 1990-91 League of Ireland season he was Galway's top league scorer with 8 goals. He scored a total of 37 goals in 114 appearances for Galway United in all competitions He also represented Ireland at youth international level.

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The world when Tommy Keane was born

Tommy Keane was born in 1968. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1968

  • #1 song"Hey Jude" – The Beatles
  • Top movie2001: A Space Odyssey
  • Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  • Best-selling bookAirport – Arthur Hailey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBob Beamon shatters long jump record at Mexico City Olympics
  • Top headlineMLK and RFK assassinated
  • Technology milestoneDouglas Engelbart demonstrates the computer mouse
  • Defining fadTie-dye everything
  • Notable inventionComputer mouse (Douglas Engelbart)
  • World population3.55 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championDetroit Tigers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population200.7M

1968 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Tommy Keane's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19682026
Gas$0.34$3.45/gal
Average home$15,600$435,000
Average income$10,300$67,500
Minimum wage$1.60$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$1.31$11.95
Postage stamp$0.06$0.73
Population200.7M341 million

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