Mayo's Michéal Gardiner NAME: Michéal Gardiner DATE OF BIRTH: 17-7-1969 HEIGHT: 6' WEIGHT: 12st CLUB: Ballyboden St Endas COUNTY: Mayo NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS: Dublin Senior Championship; Senior League; St Vincent De Paul Cup; AIB Cup; Mayo Under 18; Mayo Under 21 (made Mayo Minor panel 1987; played Under 21 in 1988 INTER-COUNTY DEBUT: National Football League against Antrim 26th November 1995 TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Mick Deegan FAVOURITE GROUPS: U2, Christy Moore, Saw Doctors HOBBIES: Fishing, reading the Daily Sport FAVOURITE POSITION: Left half back FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Pat Spillane, TJ Kilgallon INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Emmet Hallinan, Eddie McLoon THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Winning the Dublin Senior Championship BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing the Leinster Club Semi Final to Eire Og OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Gary Colleran, Andrew Moran, Shane Hearty WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: More television coverage of games, all football gear be free of charge to all players of all age groups DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: 1) The winter break is too short 2) The football season is too long DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: Three brothers, Joe, Andrew and Padraic PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Demi Moore FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: As the shepherd said to the ram, lets get the flock out of here PET HATES: Goalkeepers saving what looks like a great goal WHO WOULD BE THE LAST PERSON YOU WOULD GO FOR A PINT WITH: Bob Geldof IDEAL DATE: Ulrika Johnson (presenter of Gladiators) HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: As very lucky e.g. after winning the lottery Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 26th January 1996 Vol 6 No 4 Tweet

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