Down's Sean Ward NAME: Sean Ward DATE OF BIRTH: 18-4-76 HEIGHT: 6' 2" WEIGHT: 14st CLUB: St Marys, Burren COUNTY: Down NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): 2 County Senior Championships; 2 County Senior League; County League and Championship medals from U12 to U16; Ulster Minor football runner up 1994 INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: v Longford TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Ross Carr FAVOURITE GROUNDS: St Marys Park, Burren; Pairc an Iuir, Newry HOBBIES: Socialising, weight training, hunting (whenever I can) FAVOURITE POSITION: Centre half back FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Anthony Tohill, Maurice Fitzgerald INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: The McGovern brothers, my uncles who all played for Burren and some of them for Down. Also my teachers in school from Patsy McArdle to Ray Morgan of St Colmans, Newry. Also all the trainers who have passed on their knowledge THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Making my senior debut; playing in the Ulster Minor final of 1994 in Clones BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Hard to decide between rupturing my cruciate ligament in the 1994 Ulster Minor Final or being beaten by Crossmaglen in the 1996 Ulster Club Championship OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Peter Travers and Simon Poland who have joined the Down squad this year. But there are too many others to single out both in the county and in my own club WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Possibly introducing a second referee into the game. More emphasis on teaching basic skills to young players DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: My uncles Tommy, Brendan, Vincent all played for Down in the eighties and more recently my cousin Michael Magill, played on the 1994 All-Ireland winning side PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Billy Connolly because he is funny and easy going and he is also a great Celtic fan FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Alright boy' PET HATES: Bad time keeping and college, but it has to be done FAVOURITE MUSIC: Oasis FAVOURITE FILM: Braveheart IDEAL DATE: Jennifer Aniston (Rachael in Friends) HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Successful in business and in football, but more importantly as a likeable and fun loving person who was easy to get on with Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 21st November 1997 Vol 7 No 47 Tweet

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