Mayo's Peter Burke NAME: Peter Burke DATE OF BIRTH: 9-11-76 HEIGHT: 6' WEIGHT: 14st CLUB: Kiltimagh COUNTY: Mayo NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): All-Ireland C Under 16 title (hurling) 1992 (Mayo); All-Ireland C Minor title (hurling) 1994 (Mayo); Connacht League Minor title (football) 1994 (Mayo); Connacht Under 21 Championship title (football) 1997 (Mayo); Connacht Colleges B title (football) 1994 (St Louis Community School, Kiltimagh) INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: 25-5-97 v Galway at Tuam Stadium FAVOURITE GROUNDS: McHale Park, Castlebar HOBBIES: Watching sport on tv, very interested in all sports and like to know what is happening in all other sports in Ireland and throughout the world FAVOURITE POSITION: Goalkeeper FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Trevor Giles (Meath); James Nallen (Mayo); Peter Canavan (Tyrone). Goalkeepers - Finbar McConnell, John O'Leary, Eugene Lavin INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Influenced by former Mayo senior goalie Eugene Lavin THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Beating Galway in Tuam in the Senior Championship for the first time since 1952. Being part of the historic team BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Mayo losing to Meath in All-Ireland Final replay 1996 WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Less interference by referees. Let play go on like at a hurling match. Free flowing football should be achievable at all games. Less frees conceded and less unnecessary blowing up of the game by referee DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: Eugene Lavin (uncle), former Mayo senior goalkeeper PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Peter Schmeical (Manchester United goalkeeper) HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Best Mayo goalkeeper Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 29th August 1997 Vol 7 No 35 Tweet

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