NAME: Michael Walsh DATE OF BIRTH: 13/10/61 HEIGHT: 5' 8" WEIGHT: 11st 7lbs CLUB: Dicksboro COUNTY: Kilkenny PLACE OF WORK: St. Luke's Hospital, Kilkenny HONOURS: 2 Junior All-Irelands; one Oireachtas; one Leinster Senior; one Leinster Minor; three Leinster Under 21 and three Leinster Junior FAMOUS RELATIONS: Ollie Walsh (father) and Noel Skehan (cousin) INTER-COUNTY DEBUT: versus Galway, 1987, Galway FAVOURITE POSITION: Goalkeeper TOUGHEST OPPONENT: All opponents are tough FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Croke Park, Semple Stadium, Nowlan Park SPORTING AMBITION: To keep playing for as long as possible DO YOU PLAY ANY OTHER SPORTS: Soccer and gaelic football BOYHOOD HEROES: Noel Skehan, Joe Hennessy, Ger Henderson FAVOURITE PLAYER AT PRESENT: John Henderson BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON CAREER: My father DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: No WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: More focus on the skills of the game BEST GAME SEEN: 1972 All-Ireland Kilkenny v Cork BEST GAME PLAYED IN: All-Ireland semi final 1991 v Antrim TIPS FOR THE FUTURE: Dan O'Neill (Kilkenny minor captain) HOPES FOR 1991: It would be lovely to win an All-Ireland Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 30th August 1991 Vol 1 No 24 Tweet

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