Cork's Ben O'Connor NAME: Ben O'Connor DATE OF BIRTH: 25-1-79 HEIGHT: 5' 10" WEIGHT: 11st 7lbs CLUB: Newtown Shandrum COUNTY: Cork NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): Various underage with club as well as intermediate and under 21, All-Ireland senior and under 21 with Cork TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Pat Mulcahy (Newtown) FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Thurles HOBBIES: All sports FAVOURITE POSITION: Corner forward FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Brian Corcoran, DJ Carey INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Family and relations THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: All-Ireland Final against Kilkenny BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing two first round minor hurling championship games with Cork two years in a row WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Make it semi-professional RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES: Family and all relations PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Bart Simpson FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Red useless' PET HATES: Teams which are not wearing proper coloured togs and socks with their clubs FAVOURITE MUSIC: Meatloaf FAVOURITE FILM: Braveheart WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTO: Take a long holiday IDEAL DATE: Liz Hurley HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: As a player who always gave his all Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 8th October 1999 Vol 9 No 41 Tweet

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