Kerry's Mike F Russell NAME: Mike F Russell DATE OF BIRTH: 13-10-77 HEIGHT: 5' 10" WEIGHT: 11st 7lbs CLUB: Laune Rangers COUNTY: Kerry NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): All-Ireland Minor medal 1994; All-Ireland club medal 1996; All-Ireland Under 21 medal 1996; All-Ireland Colleges medal 1996; County minor and senior championship medal 1995 NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): Winning 15 championship medals in 1996 INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: Minor 1994 Kerry v Cork TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Mike Hassett FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Semple Stadium, Thurles; Croke Park; Pairc Ui Chaoimh; Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney; Austin Stack Park, Tralee and Killorglin HOBBIES: Basketball, TV, sleeping and listening to music FAVOURITE POSITION: Wing forward FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Mikey Sheehy, John Egan, Billy O'Shea, Maurice Fitzgerald, Peter Canavan INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My parents Frank and Mary, Patsy Joy, James Sheehan, Brendan Twomey, Charlie Nelligan, John Evans. All those who helped me in my early days THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Winning All-Ireland Colleges with intermediate school Killorglin 1996 BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing minor to Cork in 1995 OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Pa O'Sullivan, Eanna O'Malley, Noel Kennelly, Eamon Fitzmaurice, Jack Ferriter and Garreth Sheahan WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Rules should be enforced more rigorously e.g. umpires should get more involved. Players should get better facilities DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Past players who have played inter county should receive free tickets to the national finals DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: My father and cousin William Harmon (Kerry minors) PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Michael Lowry. I wouldn't mind discussing the Dunnes Stores crisis with Michael FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Would you risk it for a biscuit!' PET HATES: Training in bad conditions FAVOURITE MUSIC: The Corrs, Scooter, REM FAVOURITE FILM: Ace Ventura IDEAL DATE: My girlfriend, Sinead HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Having the honour of only one more medal to win in the game at 18 years Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 21st February 1997 Vol 7 No 8 Tweet

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