O hAilpin Sean Og
March 01, 1996
Cork's Sean Og O hAilpin
NAME: Sean Og O hAilpin
DATE OF BIRTH: 22-5-1977
HEIGHT: 6' 1"
WEIGHT: 13st 7lbs
CLUB: Na Piarsaigh
COUNTY: Cork
NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS: 1 All-Ireland Minor hurling medal; 2 Munster Minor medals; 1 Cork Senior county medal; 3 Cork Minor county medals; 1 Croke Cup and Harty Cup medal with North Mon.
INTER-COUNTY DEBUT: 1994 versus Clare in Minor Championship hurling
TOUGHEST OPPONENT: All are tough, especially fast forwards
FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Semple Stadium, Thurles
HOBBIES: Walking and looking back over old Hogan Stands and other GAA magazines
FAVOURITE POSITION: Centre half back
FAVOURITE PLAYER AT PRESENT: Ger McInerney (Galway), Michael Coleman (Galway), Johnny McDermott (Meath), Tony O'Sullivan (Cork and Na Piarsaigh
INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My parents
THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Winning an All-Ireland Minor hurling medal with Cork in 1995
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing the Munster Minor football final against Tipperary in 1995
OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Joe Deane (Cork), Kevin Broderick (Galway)
WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Hurling is fine as it is but in gaelic football, I would like to see more catch and kick and also the good old shoulder
DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Not enough coverage of our games on the television in comparison to soccer
DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: Yes, my brothers Teu, Setanta and Aisake
PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Moses Kiptanui, the Kenyan runner, for his sheer commitment, determination and dedication to his sport. Maybe I could be like him someday!
FAVOURITE MUSIC:
Irish traditional music
IDEAL DATE: All long legged women!!
Taken from Hogan Stand magazine
1st March 1996
Vol 6 No 9
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