Offaly's John Kenny NAME: John Kenny DATE OF BIRTH: 23-9-74 HEIGHT: 6' 1" WEIGHT: 12st 3lbs CLUB: Daingean COUNTY: Offaly NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): All-Ireland Vocational Schools runner up 1992; Under 21 Leinster champions 1995; O'Byrne Cup winners 1997 NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): Under 16 All-Ireland karate champion INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: 1993/94 League v Armagh TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Oliver Keating FAVOURITE GROUNDS: O'Connor Park, Tullamore HOBBIES: Swimming, reading, going to the cinema FAVOURITE POSITION: Centre half back FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Joe Brolly, Trevor Giles INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Outside my father, Peter Moore and Tommy Lyons THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Reaching Leinster Final BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Being beaten by Mayo in All-Ireland Under 21 semi final OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Cathal Daly, Mark O'Reilly, Ian Fitzgerald WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: More consistent refereeing DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Allowing music concerts and American football to be played in Croke Park DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: My brother Tony was midfield for the Offaly junior team this year PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: 'Sam Maguire' FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Take it down fairly lively' (D'unbelievables) PET HATES: Smoking, Pat Spillane's verdicts! FAVOURITE MUSIC: Christy Moore FAVOURITE FILM: A Time To Kill IDEAL DATE: Halle Berry HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As being part of an Offaly team which brought the Sam Maguire Cup back to the Faithful County Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 15th August 1997 Vol 7 No 33 Tweet

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