Griffin Majella
December 20, 1996
Clare's Majella Griffin
NAME: Majella Griffin
DATE OF BIRTH: 17-8-78
HEIGHT: 5' 7"
WEIGHT: 8st 7lbs
CLUB: O'Currys
COUNTY: Clare
NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): All-Ireland Under 16; All-Ireland Junior; 2 Player of the Match trophies (one in All-Ireland Under 16 match, the other in All-Ireland Colleges match); Bord na nOg All Star
INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: 1990 Under 14 Blitz
FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Croke Park
HOBBIES: Basketball, swimming, squash
FAVOURITE POSITION: Centre forward or midfield
FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Noel Roche (Kilkee); Geraldine O'Shea (Kerry); Brothers Joen, Brendan, Declan
INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Family and teachers
THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Captaining the Clare Junior team to All-Ireland success
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: 1) Losing the Junior All-Ireland Colleges with Kilkee Community College in 1994
2) Not winning a senior colleges title
DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES: Brothers
FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Now you're sucking diesel'
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As someone who always enjoyed the game
Taken from Hogan Stand magazine
20th December 1996
Vol 6 No 51
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