Cork's Michael O'Connell NAME: Michael O'Connell DATE OF BIRTH: 27-1-77 HEIGHT: 5' 10" WEIGHT: 12st CLUB: Midleton COUNTY: Cork NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): Harty Cup winners 1995; All-Ireland Minor medal 1995; All-Ireland Under 21 medal 1997 and 1998; National League medal 1998; County Championship medals at all underage grades NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): Under 16 medal winner at international match against English team in Blackpool soccer competition with club Midleton TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Derek Barret FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Thurles HOBBIES: Hurling, golf, soccer FAVOURITE POSITION: Midfield THE WORST PLAYER TO TRAIN THAT YOU KNOW: Diarmuid O'Sullivan MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT ON OR OFF THE FOOTBALL FIELD: Doing the full monty in Gran Canaria FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Brian Whelehan INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Jimmy Barry Murphy, John Fenton THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Getting man of the match in the Under 21 All-Ireland Final this year BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing All-Ireland Colleges Final to Loughrea OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Wayne Sherlock, Pat Walsh, John O'Flynn WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Playing more games during the summer months DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Playing late in the year DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: Brother Danny, deceased uncles played for Limerick PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Divine Brown FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Get your kit off, you know you want to' FAVOURITE MUSIC: U2 FAVOURITE FILM: Trainspotting WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTO: Emigrate to Australia PERSON LEAST WELCOME AT YOUR HOME: George Michael IDEAL DATE: Girlfriend Tricia HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As a legend on and off the field Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 27th November 1998 Vol 8 No 48 Tweet

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