Kelly Colm Patrick
May 01, 2004
Laois' Colm Patrick Kelly
NAME: COlm Patrick Kelly
HEIGHT: 5' 9"
WEIGHT: 10st
BOOT SIZE: 10
CLUB: Stradbally
COUNTY: Laois
NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS: All-Ireland Minor winner; 5 county medals; 2 U12/U14/U17/U21; represented Leinster as part of the Compromise Rules for 2 years in a row; captained my school U14 team to an U14 Leinster win
INTER-COUNTY DEBUT: First round minor championship v Carlow - scored 1-5
FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Croke Park
HOBBIES: Playing football, watching TV
FAVOURITE POSITION: Full forward
FAVOURITE MUSIC: David Gray
FAVOURITE FILM: Gladiator
IDEAL BATHTUB COMPANION: Rachel Stevens
THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Winning All-Ireland Minor Final 2003
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing 2 senior county finals in 2001 and 2003
OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Sean Ramsbottom (Timahoe, Co. Laois)
INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My father and Sean Dempsey who was my coach at county level from U14 to last year's winning minor team
DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Players can't exploit personal sponsorship to their full potential
PET HATES: Hamsters
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: As a player who captained his county to winning an All-Ireland senior
HOW WILL YOU BE REMEMBERED: Hopefully as I would like to be remembered
Taken from Hogan Stand magazine
May 2004
Vol 14 No 5
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