NAME: John Kelly DATE OF BIRTH: 17/5/67 HEIGHT: 5' 11" WEIGHT: 12st 12lbs CLUB: Carryduff - on the outskirts of Belfast COUNTY: Down PLACE OF WORK: Wellwoods Pharmacy, Belfast HONOURS: Four Ulster Colleges medals with St. Pats, Downpatrick. Also Down Division 2 and 3 League medals as well as down Junior Championship medal INTER-COUNTY DEBUT: versus Laois, 1988, Newry FAVOURITE POSITION: Any of the half back positions TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Dermot McNicholl tops the list FAVOURITE GROUNDS:Newry and also Sunday, August 8th at Croke Park SPORTING AMBITION: To win an All-Ireland senior football medal in September DO YOU PLAY ANY OTHER SPORTS: Golf, although I have a wee bit of ground to make up on it BOYHOOD HEROES: None really, as I had not that much interest in gaelic games until I was in secondary school FAVOURITE PLAYER AT PRESENT: For his sportsmanship, it has to be Jack O'Shea BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON CAREER: My father who played inter county minor with Antrim DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Some officials have completely lost touch with the situation, like those gatemen who insist each player must pay WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: More consistent refereeing BEST GAME SEEN: Ulster Colleges Final 1989 - St Coleman's v St. Pats, Maghera BEST GAME PLAYED IN: This year's Ulster Final against Donegal HOPES FOR 1991: To carry Sam back to Newry on Monday evening, September 16th TIP FOR THE FUTURE: Down to win an Ulster senior hurling championship in the near future OTHER FAMOUS PLAYERS PAST AND PRESENT WITH CARRYDUFF: Dan McCarton of '60, '61 and '68 fame - also present Down goalkeeper Neil Collins Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 23rd August 1991 Vol 1 No 23 Tweet

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