Graham Mickey

August 22, 1997
Cavan's Mickey Graham NAME: Mickey Graham DATE OF BIRTH: 28-7-75 HEIGHT: 5' 8" WEIGHT: 11st 7lbs CLUB: Cavan Gaels COUNTY: Cavan NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): Club Under 14 double (1988); Under 16 League (1990); Minor double (1991); School Vocational League (1992 and 1993); Ulster Under 21 Championship (1996); All-Ireland Under 21 runners up (1996); Ulster Senior Football Championship (1997) INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: NFL quarter final v Derry 1995, Ulster SFC 1997 TOUGHEST OPPONENT: They are all difficult FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Clones and Breffni Park HOBBIES: Snooker, swimming, golf FAVOURITE POSITION: Full forward FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Stephen King, Fintan Cahill, James McCartan INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My father Michael Graham (snr) and all my club underage coaches THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Reaching the All-Ireland Under 21 Final, Ulster SFC 1997 BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing the All-Ireland Under 21 Final OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Cathal Collins, Paul Murphy, Larry Reilly (Cavan) WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Punish off the ball incidents by banning the players involved from playing matches DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Children having to pay to see county matches DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: My uncle Patrick Graham plays corner back for Cavan Gaels PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Duncan Ferguson (Everton) FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'No harm to you' FAVOURITE MUSIC: Dance music FAVOURITE FILM: In The Name Of The Father IDEAL DATE: Jennifer Aniston HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As a player who always gave 100% for his club and county Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 22nd August 1997 Vol 7 No 34

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