Stapleton David
September 01, 2002
Limerick's David Stapleton
NAME: David Stapleton
DATE OF BIRTH: 24-5-79
HEIGHT: 5' 11"
WEIGHT: 12st 7lbs
BOOT SIZE: 11
CLUB: Doon
COUNTY: Limerick
NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): 1 County Minor hurling and football medal and many divisional medals
NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): Many Munster cross-country medals
TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Brian Flannery
FAVOURITE FOOD: Steak and spuds
HOBBIES: Golf, soccer, swimming
VICES: First for training but last out
NOMINATE WORLD'S LAZIEST PERSON: Workmate Kieran Buckley
FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Brian Corcoran, John Troy
SPORTS LEGEND YOU MOST ADMIRE: George Best
INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Management of underage teams in Doon and my friends for encouraging me to hit off my right
CHOSEN SPECIALIST SUBJECT ON MASTERMIND: Losing county finals
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing two county Feile na Gael Finals two years in a row to Patrickswell
FAVOURITE OLYMPIC SPORT: Triathlon
FAVOURITE CARTOON CHARACTER: Donald Duck
IDEAL DRINKING COMPANY: Anyone who buys it for me
GAA GRIPES: Not being paid
RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES: All my brothers play hurling with Doon and my sister plays camogie. My father is the current secretary of our club
FAVOURITE ACTOR: Brad Pitt
WHAT FILM WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO STAR IN: Titanic
FAVOURITE BOOK: The Exorcist
FAVOURITE MUSIC: All modern music and Bob Dylan
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTO: Buy a car, build a house and save the rest
IF YOU HAPPENED UPON A TIME MACHINE, WHERE WOULD YOU TRAVEL AND WHEN: Back to 1973 when Limerick won their last All-Ireland
IDEAL BATHTUB COMPANION: Mariah Carey and Shania Twain
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: As an honest person who enjoyed the game
HOW DO YOU THINK YOU'LL BE REMEMBERED: A joker
Taken from Hogan Stand magazine
September 2002
Vol 12 No 9
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