Doyle John
November 01, 2000
Kildare's John Doyle
NAME: John Doyle
DATE OF BIRTH: 30-1-78
HEIGHT: 6' 2"
WEIGHT: 11st 7lbs
CLUB: Allenwood
COUNTY: Kildare
NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): 1 SFC Leinster medal; 1 Kildare U21 county title; 1 Agricultural Colleges All-Ireland
NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): Won an All-Ireland Cross Country Athletic College medal and won several boxing medals
TOUGHEST OPPONENT: County - Finbar Cullen; Club - Mickey Mullins
FAVOURITE FOOD: Bacon and cabbage
HOBBIES: Reading, soccer and music
VICES: Inconsistent refereeing
NOMINATE WORLD'S LAZIEST PERSON: John Wiltshire (Allenwood team mate), Tadhg Fennin
MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: Missing a 14 yard free in a club game and am reminded every since by clubmates
FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Larry Tompkins and Colm O'Rourke
SPORTS LEGEND YOU MOST ADMIRE: Mick O'Connell
INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My father Harry and Paul Earley, Allenwood manager
CHOSEN SPECIALIST SUBJECT ON MASTERMIND: Irish music
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing county final in 1999
FAVOURITE OLYMPIC SPORT: 100m
FAVOURITE CARTOON CHARACTER: Bart Simpson
IDEAL DRINKING COMPANY: Michael (Butcher) Mullins and Robbie Carroll
GAA GRIPES: A panel confined to 24 when there could be 30 lads training hard all year
RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES: My father (Harry) played for Kildare in the early seventies and won an Under 21 Leinster medal; my cousin Ken Doyle (present Kildare player)
FAVOURITE ACTOR: Morgan Freeman
WHAT FILM WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO STAR IN: Braveheart
FAVOURITE BOOK: Paul Hills "Stolen Years"
FAVOURITE MUSIC: Christy Moore and traditional Irish
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTO: Travel the world
IF YOU HAPPENED UPON A TIME MACHINE, WHERE WOULD YOU TRAVEL AND WHEN: Dublin 1916
IDEAL BATHTUB COMPANION: Meg Ryan
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: As someone who achieved the ultimate honour of winning an All-Ireland with Kildare
HOW DO YOU THINK YOU'LL BE REMEMBERED: As someone who gave everything for club and county on the field and was a good friend off the field
Taken from Hogan Stand magazine
November 2000
Vol 10 No 37
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