Laois' Pauric Leonard NAME: Pauric Leonard DATE OF BIRTH: 19-10-80 HEIGHT: 5' 8" WEIGHT: 10st 7lbs CLUB: Ballylinan GFC COUNTY: Laois NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): 1 All-Ireland MFC medal; 2 Leinster MFC; 1 Leinster and 1 South Leinster Colleges B Championship (senior); 1 Leinster and 1 South Leinster Colleges B Championship (Junior); 1 County Minor Football Championship (Ballylinan); 4 County Under 12 Football Championship INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: For Laois Under 14 in summer 1994; for Minors against Longford, 4th May 1998 TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Robbie Glennon (Offaly) FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Croke Park HOBBIES: Football, soccer, hurling, listening to music, watching tv FAVOURITE POSITION: Centre Back FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Paul Curran, Sean Og de Paor INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My father THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Winning an All-Ireland with Laois and also being in another final BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing the All-Ireland semi final with Knockbeg College to Abbey CBS who went on to win the final OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Brian McDonald (Beano), Colm Parkinson, Kieran Kelly, Chris Conway, Mark Hovenden, Stephen Kelly WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Speeding the game up by allowing players to pick the ball from the ground DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Bad refereeing DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: Yes, most of my relatives are involved in gaelic games at various levels PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Anna Kournikova PET HATES: Early mornings FAVOURITE MUSIC: Metallica FAVOURITE FILM: Braveheart IDEAL DATE: Fly to Paris to have a romantic dinner with Kate Moss HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As someone who got the most from his life Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 25th September 1998 Vol 8 No 39 Tweet

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