Clifford Philip
September 24, 1999
Cork's Philip Clifford
NAME: Philip Clifford
DATE OF BIRTH: 15-3-79
HEIGHT: 6'
WEIGHT: 12st
CLUB: Bantry Blues
COUNTY: Cork
NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): 1 Munster, 1 National League, 1 Cork Senior Championship
TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Cormac Murphy (Meath)
FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Semple Stadium
HOBBIES: Sleeping, watching TV
FAVOURITE POSITION: Full forward
WORST PLAYER TO TRAIN THAT YOU KNOW: It would be Don Davis but he never turns up
MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT ON OR OFF THE FOOTBALL FIELD: Walking through a pub in Cork (drinking Coke of course) and all night my zip was down
FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Jimmy McGuinness (Donegal), Ciaran O'Sullivan (Cork)
INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Parents, Bantry senior and underage mentors
THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Winning the Munster Final this year
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing to Moyle Rovers in Munster club semi final last year
OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Graeme Canty - Bantry Blues, Brendan Ger O'Sullivan - Ardigale
WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Put more emphasis on the league by extending it because a lot of quality teams have far too few games most years
DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Facilities are very poor in most grounds
RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES: None I know of
PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Homer Simpson - would have a good night out with Homer because he is so funny
PET HATES: Getting lapped, losing
FAVOURITE MUSIC: Abba, Jackson 5
FAVOURITE FILM: Austin Powers
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTO: Pay all the players on the Cork panel for all their hard work all year and take them on a holiday
IDEAL DATE: Liz Hurley
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: The person who broke Liz Hurley and Hugh Grant up
Taken from Hogan Stand magazine
24th September 1999
Vol 9 No 39
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