NAME: Michael Cleary DATE OF BIRTH: 16/8/66 HEIGHT: 5' 7.5" WEIGHT: 11st 7lbs CLUB: Eire Og, Nenagh COUNTY: Tipperary HONOURS: All-Ireland senior medal '89; two Munster senior and one minor; one National League; one Oireachtais; '91 All Star FAMOUS RELATION: First cousin of Philip Kennedy who played for Tipperary during the 1980s PLACE OF WORK: The family business which is a newsagency and a restaurant INTER-COUNTY DEBUT: versus Waterford, 1988/89 League, Dungarvan TOUGHEST OPPONENT: All tough FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Thurles SPORTING AMBITION: To be as successful as possible with both Tipperary and Nenagh DO YOU PLAY ANY OTHER SPORTS: Golf, snooker BOYHOOD HEROES: Kevin Gaynor, Francis Loughnane, Charlie McCarthy FAVOURITE PLAYER AT PRESENT: Nicky English and Liam Dunne, Wexford ANY GOOD SPORTING YARN: Too long to mention BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON CAREER: My parents and my local club DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Not really, maybe referees inconsistency at times WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: A greater emphasis on the skills of the game and less lifting and handling of the ball BEST GAME SEEN: 1987 drawn Munster final between Cork and Tipperary in Thurles BEST GAME PLAYED IN: 1990 Munster final against Cork HOPES FOR 1991: To have a successful year with Tipperary, thereby winning an All-Ireland and a North Senior Hurling Championship with Nenagh Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 5th July 1991 Vol 1 No 16 Tweet

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