Kennelly Noel
April 02, 1999
Kerry's Noel Kennelly
NAME: Noel Kennelly
DATE OF BIRTH: 25-12-79
HEIGHT: 6' 2"
WEIGHT: 13st
CLUB: Listowel Emmets
COUNTY: Kerry
NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): 2 Munster Minor medals; 2 Under 21 Munster medals; 1 All-Ireland Under 21 medal; 1 Munster Senior medal; 2 North Kerry Championship medals; 2 Under 21 County Championship medals
TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Eamon Breen
FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Croke Park, Fitzgerald Stadium
HOBBIES: Watching television, reading, swimming
FAVOURITE POSITION: Centre forward
THE WORST PLAYER TO TRAIN THAT YOU KNOW: Myself
MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT ON OR OFF THE FOOTBALL FIELD:
My togs being pulled off me on the pitch
FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Maurice Fitzgerald, Trevor Giles
INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My father Tim and my mother Nuala
THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Winning Under 21 All-Ireland medal 1998
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing to Laois in All-Ireland Minor Final 1996
OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Tomas O Se, Brian McDonald, my brother Tadhg
WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Abolish the pick up
DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: That players are not paid to play
RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES: My uncle Mike and brother Tadhg, my father Tim played for Kerry
PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Cameron Diaz
FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Ah lads for **** sake!'
PET HATES: People who don't use their indicators when driving
FAVOURITE MUSIC: Pop music
FAVOURITE FILM: Braveheart
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTO: Buy a Ferrari and go for a holiday in the sun
PERSON LEAST WELCOME AT YOUR HOME: Mike Tyson if he is hungry
IDEAL DATE: To be on a deserted island with Cameron Diaz
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: A person who always gave his all in everything he did
Taken from Hogan Stand magazine
2nd April 1999
Vol 9 No 14
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