Galway's Paraic Forde NAME: Paraic Forde DATE OF BIRTH: 15-1-76 HEIGHT: 5' 11" WEIGHT: 12st 7lbs CLUB: Sarsfields COUNTY: Galway NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): All-Ireland Minor medal with Galway 1994; All-Ireland Under 21 medal with Galway 1996; All-Ireland Club Senior medal with Sarsfelds 1994; 2 All-Ireland Vocational Schools medals with Galway 1993/1994; All-Ireland Inter Firms medal with Thermo King 1995 NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): First in 1997 Formula Ford class in Dunlop Hill Climb Championship INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: Galway Under 14 1990 TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Padraig Kelly (Sarsfields) FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Croke Park HOBBIES: Motorsport, hurling, flying, golf FAVOURITE POSITION: Half back line FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Joe Cooney INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My parents THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Minor Final 1994 BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Intermediate Hurling Final against Cork 1997 OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Kevin Broderick WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: More live matches on television DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Wrong decisions made by match officials; ticket distribution for All-Ireland Championship matches DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES: Yes PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Bill Clinton FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'You must be joking' PET HATES: Training in cold weather FAVOURITE MUSIC: Gala (dance music) IDEAL DATE: Liz Hurley HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? I would like to be remembered as an All Star hurler Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 13th March 1998 Vol 8 No 11 Tweet

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