NAME: Gary Mason DATE OF BIRTH: 29/5/67 HEIGHT: 5' 11" WEIGHT: 12st 7lbs CLUB: Loughinisland COUNTY: Down HONOURS: McKenna Cup, Club Championship and League, Sigerson 91, All-Ireland Sevens Runner-up medal, North American Championship Chicago 1990 PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT: Student at University of Ulster, Jordanstown FAMOUS RELATION: Brendan Mason INTER COUNTY DEBUT: versus Monaghan, 1986, Ballybay FAVOURITE POSITION: Right half back FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Croke Park and St. Patricks Park, Newcastle TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Owen Liston SPORTING AMBITION: To win at least one All-Ireland medal DO YOU PLAY ANY OTHER SPORTS: Badminton, squash, jet skiing BOYHOOD HEROES: Jack O'Shea, Colm McAlarney FAVOURITE PLAYER AT PRESENT: Teddy McCarthy BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON CAREER: Noel McCarthy and my family DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Almost a professional sport at an amateur level BEST GAME SEEN: Meath v Dublin (1st replay) BEST GAME PLAYED IN : All-Ireland semi-final 1991 HOPES FOR 1991: Win All-Ireland medal on Sunday TIP FOR THE FUTURE: We are an up and coming team i.e. young, fit and gaining in experience as the years progress. Therefore, you can expect to see us at Croke Park often in the years ahead Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 13th September 1991 Vol 1 No 26 Tweet

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