Sligo's Seamus Burns NAME: Seamus Burns DATE OF BIRTH: 17-9-79 HEIGHT: 6' 2" WEIGHT: 13st 7lbs CLUB: Calry/St Josephs COUNTY: Sligo NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): County U15, U16, U17, U18 Championships (club). Schools - 1 Junior Connacht League, 2 Senior Connacht Leagues with Summerhill College, Sligo NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): Soccer - Under 15 Senior Connacht Schools Championship; 1996 Western Cup winner for Sligo/Leitrim League team INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: 1995 Under 16 Web Cup v Donegal TOUGHEST OPPONENT: All tough FAVOURITE GROUNDS: McHale Park, Castlebar HOBBIES: Soccer, swimming FAVOURITE POSITION: Midfield FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Anthony Tohill, Peter Canavan INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Father, managers of club and county sides THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Representing county at Under 16 and Minor BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing Connacht Minor Final 1996 OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Because of improvements of coaching in Sligo, there is too many to mention WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Clearer definition of the tackle and be allowed to lift the ball straight off the ground DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Lack of communication between club and county teams DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES: Brother in law plays with St Marys (Sligo) PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: See ideal date! FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'How's the crack' PET HATES: Playing into the wind FAVOURITE MUSIC: Oasis FAVOURITE FILM: Trainspotting IDEAL DATE: Jennifer Aniston (Rachel in Friends) HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? For winning All-Ireland Minor, Under 21 and Senior titles Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 26th December 1997-2nd January 1998 Vol 7 No 52/Vol 8 No 1 Tweet

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