Kevin Campbell is a hurler. He plays for Setanta and the Donegal county team. Campbell won a

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with Setanta in 2017. Setanta followed this up with an

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, also in 2017, with Campbell scoring 0–11 (all frees) in the final against Na Magha. He won another Donegal SHC in 2019, scoring 0–5 (all frees) in the final. As team captain, Campbell was part of a delegation to

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who staged a sit-in as part of their effort to free manager Eamonn Campbell from suspension for the 2009 Lory Meagher Cup final against Tyrone. Campbell won the

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with Donegal, appearing as a late substitute in the final against

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. He played for Donegal during the

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, when the county recorded their first competitive victories over

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and Down (though he did not feature in the Down game). Donegal also defeated

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in the closing game of that league campaign, with Campbell appearing as a late substitute. They went on to win the

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, with Campbell again appearing as late substitute in the final.

Honours

: 2017 *

2017 2019 *

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Campbell, Kevin Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Donegal inter-county hurlers Setanta hurlers