Galway's Conor Dervan NAME: Conor Dervan DATE OF BIRTH: 25-8-81 HEIGHT: 6' 3" WEIGHT: 13st CLUB: Mullagh COUNTY: Galway NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): 3 National School medals; 1 Under 12 club medal; 1 Vocational U14 medal; 2 Ryan Cup medals; Junior Vocational All-Ireland 1997; U16 Nenagh Co-Op 1996; 1 All-Ireland Vocational county medal 1999; 1 Minor and U21 club medal; 2 County Leinster U16 TOUGHEST OPPONENT: David Forde - full forward for Galway minors 1999 FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Duggan Park, Ballinasloe HOBBIES: Hurling, rugby, playing pool FAVOURITE POSITION: Centre back WORST PLAYER TO TRAIN THAT YOU KNOW: David Forde MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT ON OR OFF THE FOOTBALL FIELD: Crashing my father's car FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Joe Cooney, Brian Corcoran INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My father Jackie THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Winning club minor with Mullagh in 1996 BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing Minor A Final (club) 1998 OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Eamon Donoghue, Padraig Garvey from my club WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Make the championship an open draw with a losers competition for the teams beaten in the first round RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES: My brother and sister Cathal and Sarah and most of the family on my father's side PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Catherine Zeta Jones in my room FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Dervan, you're nothing but two ears short of an ass' - quoting Mike Murray, selector with county minors PET HATES: Early nights and cricket FAVOURITE MUSIC: U2 FAVOURITE FILM: Zorro - or anything with Catherine Zeta Jones WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTO: Go absolutely cracked. I cannot go into detail at this moment in time PERSON LEAST WELCOME AT YOUR HOME: Michael Douglas! IDEAL DATE: Catherine Zeta Jones HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: As a good and respected hurler and Catherine ZJ's husband! Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 10th September 1999 Vol 9 No 37 Tweet

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