Cork's Donald Philpott NAME: Donald Philpott DATE OF BIRTH: 2-9-1977 HEIGHT: 5' 11" WEIGHT: 12st 3lbs CLUB: Cullen COUNTY: Cork NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): All-Ireland medal (1995) with Rathmore PPS, county first year medal with Rathmore; county and minor medal with Rathmore Under 16; Vocational School Munster medal (OTHER): Football scholarship winner (given by Munster Council to UL) INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: Kerry 'techs' v Cork in Killarney TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Danny Culloty FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney; Austin Stacks, Tralee; Cullen Club grounds HOBBIES: Basketball, socialising, 'bird watching', reading, music, driving FAVOURITE POSITION: Centre back FAVOURITE PLAYERS: John O'Driscoll, Peter Canavan, Stephen O'Brien, Teddy McCarthy, Maurice Fitzgerald INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Joe O'Riordan, Willie O'Connell, family of course, Jerome Ryan, Pat Breen, Tim O'Callaghan, Connie O'Sullivan, Mr Fitzgerald, Jer O'Donoghue THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Winning All-Ireland senior medal with Rathmore PPS, winning Munster Vocational medals with Kerry techs BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing Munster football minor to Tipperary in 1995 OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Sean Og O hAilpin, Alan Beale, Don O'Sullivan WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Better facilities for players, two referees in game, rules enforced more rigorously DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: After the Munster Final which Cork lost, we were not permitted to keep the Cork jerseys. This, for me, was very disappointing DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: First cousin Richard Nolan PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Liz Hurley. I've heard she has an extensive knowledge of agriculture in the British Isles. I wouldn't mind discussing the beef crisis with Liz FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'beep-beep' FAVOURITE MUSIC:Smashing Pumpkins, Alanis Morrissette, U2 IDEAL DATE: My girlfriend HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: The only player having the honour of representing counties Kerry and cork in the space of three days. The great Munster rivals! Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 19th July 1996 Vol 6 No 29 Tweet

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