Cork's Danny Murphy NAME: Danny Murphy DATE OF BIRTH: 6-1-77 HEIGHT: 5' 11" WEIGHT: 13st CLUB: Ballincollig and UCC COUNTY: Cork NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): All-Ireland Minor, Under 21, Intermediate Hurling, 2 Fitzgibbon Cup medals NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): Founding member of UCC darts club INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: Minor hurling 1994 TOUGHEST OPPONENT: John Anderson (Glen Rovers and Cork) FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Semple Stadium, Thurles HOBBIES: Swimming, cinema, reading, following Celtic football team FAVOURITE POSITION: Centre half back FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Brian Corcoran, Ciaran Carey, DJ Carey INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Dr Paddy Crowley (UCC), Jimmy Barry Murphy (Cork), Jack Sexton (Ballincollig), my parents THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Captaining Cork to win its 100th All-Ireland BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing County Intermediate Hurling Final with club in 1995 OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Sean Og O hAilpin (Cork), Joe Deane (Cork), John Enright (Tipperary), Rory Gantley (Galway) WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Disallowing all handling of the sliothar in hurling as an experimental rule DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Some attempts to modernise an already great and historic game (hurling) DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: My younger brother plays and my father is involved with club teams PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Yer man who ran away with my jersey after the All-Ireland Final! FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Yerra what boy!' PET HATES: Gaelic football and Sky Television FAVOURITE MUSIC: The Doors FAVOURITE FILM: True Romance IDEAL DATE: Take my girlfriend to Celtic v Rangers game at Parkhead. Celtic won 3-0! HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As successful and happy Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 13th February 1998 Vol 8 No 7 Tweet

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