Galway's Rory Gantley NAME: Rory Gantley DATE OF BIRTH: 5-7-78 HEIGHT: 5' 11" WEIGHT: 12st 7lbs CLUB: Beagh COUNTY: Galway NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): Tony Forristal Tournament Under 14 1992 (winners); Nenagh Co-Op Inter County Under 16 1993 (winners); All-Ireland Minor medal 1994; All-Ireland Vocational Schools medal Inter County (Galway) 1993 and 1994 INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: October 1996 Oireachtas versus Laois in Ballinasloe TOUGHEST OPPONENT: I find all my opponents very tough FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Beagh club hurling grounds FAVOURITE POSITION: Full forward, corner forward FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Joe Cooney, Martin Storey, Sean McMahon INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My father (Finbarr) and mother (Mary), my grandfather (Joe) THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: All-Ireland Minor Final win against Cork in 1994 BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing 1996 Minor Final replay to Tipperary OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: I could go on forever - especially in Galway WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: More underage coaching (more full time coaches), more media coverage (game needs to be promoted better to encourage everyone to play hurling, football or camogie) DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: No major dislikes DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: Father (Finbarr), brothers (Liam, Finbarr, Brendan and Joseph), granduncle (Fr. Paddy Gantley) PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Sean O'Leary (referee of last year's Minor Final). I'd like to say hello to the Spice Girls! IDEAL DATE: Jennifer Aniston (Rachel from Friends) HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Haven't thought about it! Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 25th July 1997 Vol 7 No 30 Tweet

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