NAME: Tommy Dowd DATE OF BIRTH: 25/10/69 HEIGHT: 5'11" WEIGHT: 12st CLUB: Dunderry COUNTY: Meath PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT: Callaghan's Aluminium & PVC HONOURS: Club: One Meath Under 14, 16, 18, 21 and Junior Hurling medals, two Meath MFC medals, one under 21 football, one Intermediate football, one Under 21 Leinster, one Leinster Junior, one Leinster Senior, one NFL medal, one All-Ireland Special MHC INTER-COUNTY DEBUT: versus Longford, June 1990, Pairc Tailteann, Navan TOUGHEST OPPONENT: There are no soft touches at inter-county level FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Croke Park SPORTING AMBITION: To win an All-Ireland or Meath SF medal DO YOU PLAY ANY OTHER SPORTS: Hurling BOYHOOD HEROES: John Egan, Jimmy Keaveney, Matt Connor FAVOURITE PLAYER AT PRESENT: James McCartan (Down) BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON CAREER: Billy Blight - club coach DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Bad decisions by referees WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Allow tackle from behind with one hand BEST GAME SEEN: Offaly v Kerry 1982 All-Ireland BEST GAME PLAYED IN: Dunderry v Dunboyne, Meath IFC Final, 1990 TIP FOR THE FUTURE: Terry Connor, Ballivor and Meath Minor full forward in 1990 HOPES FOR 1991: Immediate hope is to beat Dublin on Sunday Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 31st May 1991 Vol 1 No 11 Tweet

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