NAME: Stephen McGinnity DATE OF BIRTH: 13/1/71 HEIGHT: 5' 8" WEIGHT: 11st 7lbs CLUB: Drumhowan - a junior club outside Ballybay COUNTY: Monaghan HONOURS: New York (Cavan) Championship medal 1990; Ulster Minor League 1989; Monaghan Minor Player of Year 1989; Combined Colleges 1990; Monaghan Minor Championship INTER-COUNTY DEBUT: versus Mayo, NFL Div 2, October 1990, Clones TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Keith Barr (Dublin) FAVOURITE POSITION: Anywhere in the forward line or midfield FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Breffni Park and Ballybay SPORTING AMBITION: To win an Ulster and All Star DO YOU PLAY ANY OTHER SPORTS: I play for Dundalk AFC Reserves BOYHOOD HEROES: Paddy Moriarty (Armagh) FAVOURITE PLAYER AT PRESENT: Eamon McEneaney - he's the only one who passes to me BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON CAREER: Jimmy Bogle - he gave me my first taste of Under 12 football at the age of 7 DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Criticism of the Ulster Championship - it is the most competitive of the four WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Improve standards of match officials and all referees would have to do a first aid course BEST GAME SEEN: Dublin v Kerry 1975. First All-Ireland I was at BEST GAME PLAYED IN: Ulster Minor League Final v Down 1989. I scored 0-7 TIPS FOR THE FUTURE: Finbar Fitzpatrick (Latton and Monaghan) HOPES FOR 1991: To win an Ulster Championship Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 22nd March 1991 Vol 1 No 1 Tweet

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