Tipperary's Kevin Tucker NAME: Kevin Tucker DATE OF BIRTH: 18-9-75 HEIGHT: 5' 10" WEIGHT: 11st CLUB: Nenagh, Eire Og COUNTY: Tipperary NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): Minor Munster medal 1993; Under 21 Munster and All-Ireland medals 1995; County Senior Hurling medal - 1995; Under 14 and Under 16 North and County Championships (Hurling); Under 16 County Football medal; 2 Minor County Championships (hurling); 1 Under 21 County Championship (hurling); 2 Football County Championships; Tipperary Player of the Year 1995; North Player of the Year 1993; Ryan Cup medal with Tralee RTC 1997 INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: 1996 against Limerick (championship) 1996 against Kerry (league) TOUGHEST OPPONENT: All of them are tough FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Semple Stadium, Pairc Ui Chaoimh HOBBIES: Reading, soccer, football (gaelic), racketball, swimming and plenty of tv FAVOURITE POSITION: Wing forward FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Pat Fox - Tipperary, Tony O'Sullivan - Cork INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My father, John Tucker THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Winning the county final with my club Nenagh Eire Og in 1995. The club's first time ever winning the county final (senior) BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing the county final in 1993 and losing the Munster Club Final in 1995 OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: John Carroll, Roscrea; Michael Kennedy, Clonsulty Rossmore WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Cut out kicking the ball, showing replay action if unsure of what happened e.g. was he in the square or not DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Too strict - price for tickets for matches are ridiculous. Look after players and supporters better DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: My brothers John, Edward and David PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: D'Unbelievables and the President of Ireland FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Don't mind them at all' PET HATES: Garlic FAVOURITE MUSIC: Irish music - Wolfe Tones FAVOURITE FILM: Shawshank Redemption, Michael Collins, Murder in the First, Indictment IDEAL DATE: A lovely blonde, the same height as myself, e.g. Claudia Schieffer HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? A good and fair hurler Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 18th April 1997 Vol 7 No 16 Tweet

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