Limerick's John Foley NAME: John Foley DATE OF BIRTH: 15-8-76 HEIGHT: 5' 11" WEIGHT: 12st CLUB: Adare COUNTY: Limerick NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): Won county medals with Adare at Under 12, 14, 16 level. won county skills (Under 14) NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): Won Munster badminton championship (Under 14) TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Gary Kirby FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Semple Stadium HOBBIES: Golf, swimming FAVOURITE POSITION: Centre half back FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Ciaran Carey, Brian Whelehan, Liam Dunne INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Tom Ryan, Bro. Dwan, Sean Heffernan, Vincent Foley THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Making the Limerick senior panel and winning the County Under 16 Championship with Adare BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Beaten by Na Piarsaigh last year in the Under 21 County Championship OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Kevin Broderick, Liam Cahill, Eugene Cloonan, Eugene O'Neill WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Encourage more ground hurling, more coaching at underage level DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: True GAA people not being recognised for their dedication and commitment DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: Father, selector with Limerick seniors in '92 and '93. Brother Mark playing with Limerick PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Eric Cantona with a helmet on! FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Take a chill pill' FAVOURITE MUSIC: Rock n roll FAVOURITE FILM: A.W.O.L. IDEAL DATE: Cindy Crawford HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As a true sportsman Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 30th August 1996 Vol 6 No 35 Tweet

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