Tipperary's John O'Brien NAME: John O'Brien DATE OF BIRTH: 3-1-82 HEIGHT: 6' 1" WEIGHT: 12st 7lbs CLUB: Toomevara COUNTY: Tipperary NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): U12, U14, U16, minor north and Tipperary titles; North Tipp U21 title; Tony Forristal U14 title; U14 Feile Tipp title; North Tipperary Senior title; Nenagh Co-Op U16 title; U15 Schools Munster title; Leinster Colleges title senior; Tipp U17 Schools title; Munster Minor 1999 TOUGHEST OPPONENT: George Frend (Toomevara and Tipp senior) and Mike Tyson FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Semple Stadium, Thurles HOBBIES: Soccer, bird catching! FAVOURITE POSITION: Full forward WORST PLAYER TO TRAIN THAT YOU KNOW: Eoin Kelly MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT ON OR OFF THE FOOTBALL FIELD: The ball was passed to me. I hit it first time and somehow managed to blaze it ten yards wide, from the edge of the square FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Michael Nolan (Toomevara), Declan Ryan and Pat Fox INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Neil Williams, Hugh McDonnell THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: First north Tipperary title at senior level with Toomevara in 1999 BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing All-Ireland Colleges Final with Roscrea in 1997 OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Paul McGrath (Toomevara), Steven Lucey (Groom, Co. Limerick) WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Give it more international exposure DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Not enough rewards for players' commitment and effort RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES: Brother Paddy O'Brien PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Eric Cantona FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Let's get it on!' PET HATES: Studying, getting up in the morning FAVOURITE FILM: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTO: I'd go mental! PERSON LEAST WELCOME AT YOUR HOME: Davy Fitzgerald IDEAL DATE: Catherine Zeta Jones HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: Father of Catherine Zeta Jones' children! and winner of 8 All Stars Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 10th September 1999 Vol 9 No 37 Tweet

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