Meath's Ian McManus NAME: Ian McManus DATE OF BIRTH: 2-10-79 HEIGHT: 6'1" WEIGHT: 13st BOOT SIZE: 11 CLUB: Curraha COUNTY: Meath NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): Juvenile, junior, senior colleges Leinster titles (St. Pats, Navan); 1 Leinster junior (Meath) NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): 3 Leinster rugby titles with Delvin/Ashbourne TOUGHEST OPPONENT: No-one in particular, they are all tough FAVOURITE FOOD: Steak, lasagne HOBBIES: Swimming, watching TV VICES: Pints NOMINATE WORLD'S LAZIEST PERSON: Declan Hanley (Curraha) MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: Chatting up my girlfriend's mother without knowing it was her FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Trevor Giles, Ciaran Whelan, Darren Fay SPORTS LEGEND YOU MOST ADMIRE: Diego Maradona INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Father (Pat), mother (Ger), Colm O'Rourke CHOSEN SPECIALIST SUBJECT ON MASTERMIND: Good looking wool BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing the Junior All-Ireland Final in 1999 and not being able to play because of a broken arm; losing Leinster Colleges 1998 and this year's Under 21 FAVOURITE OLYMPIC SPORT: 100m sprint and fencing FAVOURITE CARTOON CHARACTER: Homer Simpson IDEAL DRINKING COMPANY: Kevin Morley, Liam Carroll, Darragh Farrell (good men for the stout) GAA GRIPES: Inconsistent refs RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES: Father Pat (Meath and Roscommon), uncle Eamonn (Roscommon), brother Colm FAVOURITE ACTORS: Al Pacino WHAT FILM WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO STAR IN: Fatal Attraction FAVOURITE BOOK: The Bible and Ulysses FAVOURITE MUSIC: Oasis, Manic Street Preachers and Steps WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTO: Spend, spend, spend; improve my appearance IF YOU HAPPENED TO CHANCE UPON A TIME MACHINE, WHERE WOULD YOU TRAVEL AND WHEN: 1916 for obvious reasons DREAM BATHTUB COMPANION: Catherine Zeta Jones HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: A decent sports person who had the craic HOW DO YOU THINK YOU'LL BE REMEMBERED: I take every day as it comes Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 5th May 2000 Vol 10 No 18 Tweet

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