achievement in sports in 1968 Award from the Karnataka Football Association in 1983 Sportsman of the Millennium: 2000 Death Kempaiah died in Bengaluru on Wednesday, 2 July 2008, after a prolonged illness with diabetes. Other activities Kempaiah was a very versatile person. He was a boxer before choosing football as a career. He had a lot of long-distance runs to his caliber before his passion for football arose. Honours Mohun Bagan Durand Cup: 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965 IFA Shield: 1960, 1961, 1962 Calcutta Football League: 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 India Colombo Cup: 1955 Merdeka Tournament runner-up: 1959 1956 Summer Olympics Fourth Place: 1956 See also History of Indian football History of the India national football team India national football team at the Olympics List of India national football team hat-tricks References Bibliography External links Mohun Bagan Athletic Club : Kempaiah Passes Away Indian footballers India international footballers 2008 deaths 1932 births Footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of India Footballers at the 1958 Asian Games Footballers from Bangalore Athletes from Bangalore Association football midfielders Asian Games competitors for India Bangalore Muslims FC players Calcutta Football League players East Bengal Club players Mohun Bagan AC players