Mooney, Barry
January 28, 2001
Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 29th January, 2001
Offaly's Barry Mooney
Date of Birth: 10th March 1977
Height: 5ft 11
Weight: 12st
Boot Size: 9
Club: Shamrocks
County: Offaly
GAA Honours: NFL medal 1998, 1 O'Byrne Cup
Other sporting Achievements: Won All-Ireland medals in athletics
Toughest Opponent: Trevor Giles
Favourite Food: Chicken curry
Hobbies: Golf and soccer
Vices: Drinking and eating too much chocolate
Nominate world's laziest person: Myself
Most embarrassing moment: Getting a black eye during a brawl in a Under 21 match for Offaly against Dublin
Favourite Players: Michael Donnellan and Seamus Moynihan
Sports legend you most admire: Roy Keane
Influences on your career: Father, Tommy Lyons and Padraig Nolan
Biggest Disappointment: Loosing to Meath in 1998 after winning the league four weeks previously
Favourite Olympic sport: Men's 100m sprint
Favourite Cartoon Character: Bart Simpson
Ideal drinking company: Friends and good looking women
GAA Gripes: Players not being looked after with gear, expenses etc
Relatives involved in gaelic games: Brother Ronan also plays for Offaly
Favourite Actor: Jim Carey
What film would you most like to star in: Any James Bond film
What would you do if you won the lotto: Buy a few cars, house and take my friends on a holiday somewhere
If you happened to chance upon a time machine, where would you travel and when: Sydney 3000 to see what new millennium is like
Dream bath-tub companion: Kelly Brook
How would you like to be remembered: As the person who scored the winning point for Offaly in an All-Ireland final
How do you think you'll be remembered: Hopefully as above
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