Ben Kennedy (born 14 March 1974 in Casino, New South Wales), is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian international representative forward, he played his club football for the Canberra Raiders, Newcastle Knights (with whom he won the 2001 NRL Premiership) and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles.

Playing career

Kennedy played GPS 1st 15 rugby union at St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill when he transferred to grade 12 from another school, and was selected in the Australian Schoolboys side. He switched to rugby league, playing for the Casino Cougars. His club career started with the Canberra Raiders in 1996 where he was named the club's Rookie of the Year. He had four seasons with the club though the 1999 season was coloured by questions whether he had agreed to terms with the Newcastle Knights before the mid season anti-tampering deadline. He was first selected for New South Wales in 1999 and went on to play 13 State of Origins.

Ben Kennedy (born 3 March 1994) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited from the Glenelg Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) with the 19th selection in the 2012 AFL Draft.

He made his AFL debut for Collingwood in Round 6 of the 2013 AFL season.

In October 2015, Kennedy was traded to the Melbourne Football Club.

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Benjamin Ben Kennedy (born December 26, 1991 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 11 Toyota Tundra for Red Horse Racing.

Personal life

Kennedy is the son of Lesa France Kennedy and Dr. Bruce Kennedy, grandson of Bill France, Jr. and great-grandson of Bill France, Sr., the founder of NASCAR. He is a 2014 graduate of the University of Florida, with a degree in sports management.

Racing career

Kennedy began his racing career on the short tracks of central Florida, winning championships in Super Late Models at Orlando Speedworld, and in Pro Truck racing at Orlando Speedworld and New Smyrna Speedway. He made his touring series debut in the K&N Pro Series East in 2010, and began racing the series full-time in 2011.

In 2012, in addition to running the full K&N Pro Series East schedule, Kennedy competed in the first Euro Racecar Series event competed under NASCAR sanctioning, winning the event at Tours Speedway, the first NASCAR race held on an oval in Europe.

Ben Kennedy (born 14 February 1987 in Newcastle, Australia) is a soccer goalkeeper who plays for the Newcastle United Jets in the A-League.

Biography

Kennedy was a train-on player for the Jets, but was brought into the full squad for the 2006/07 Hyundai A-League season. Until half-way through the 2006-2007 A-League season, Newcastle only had the inexperienced Ben Kennedy as a registered goalkeeper in their squad, until former Socceroo Ante Covic joined the squad.

Kennedy became the Jets first-choice goalkeeper for the 2009-10 A-League season thanks to some strong performances in the 2009 AFC Champions League, after the departure of Ante Covic to Sweden. However, he was criticised by his coach Branko Čulina for poor performances during the season and making mistakes that cost the Jets vital points.

He was replaced as Newcastle's first choice keeper by Neil Young, due to impressive performances by the 30-year-old. Young was injured when he broke his nose and Kennedy came back into the team. Kennedy was the hero in the match against Gold Coast United, making crucial saves throughout the game and saving two penalties, in a game that Newcastle won 6-5.

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Ben James Kennedy (born 12 January 1997) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Stevenage.

Club career

Kennedy made his Football League debut for Stevenage as a second-half substitute replacing Roarie Deacon on 31 January 2015 in a 2–0 defeat against Oxford United at Broadhall Way.

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