NAME: Martin Lynch DATE OF BIRTH: 17/6/70 HEIGHT: 6' 2" WEIGHT: 13st CLUB: Clane COUNTY: Kildare HONOURS: All-Ireland Colleges '88; Leinster Minor '87; O'Byrne Cup '89 FAMOUS RELATIONS: Jack O'Shea INTER-COUNTY DEBUT: versus Roscommon, NFL, October 1988, Newbridge TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Larry Tompkins FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Croke Park SPORTING AMBITION: Win All-Ireland senior medal DO YOU PLAY ANY OTHER SPORTS: Golf BOYHOOD HEROES: Pat Spillane FAVOURITE PLAYER AT PRESENT: Robbie O'Malley ANY GOOD SPORTING YARN: Broke 'Stanchion' on goal post in NFL v Leitrim (Navan) 1991 BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON CAREER: Parents DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Non-availability of All-Ireland tickets for people who do groundwork in clubs WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Avoid excessive stoppages during games BEST GAME SEEN: 1982 All-Ireland Final (football) BEST GAME PLAYED IN: NFL v Mayo, scored three goals (1989) TIPS FOR THE FUTURE: Niall Buckley (Sarsfields), Kildare HOPES FOR 1991: Successful League and Championship run Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 10th May 1991 Vol 1 No 8 Tweet

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