Hughes Kevin
December 18, 1998
Tyrone's Kevin Hughes
NAME: Kevin Hughes
DATE OF BIRTH: 3-3-82
HEIGHT: 6' 2"
WEIGHT: 13st
CLUB: Killeeshil
COUNTY: Tyrone
NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): Under 16 Tyrone Vocational Schools; 2 Ulster Minor Championships 97 & 98; 2 Ulster Vocational Schools 97 & 98; 1 Ulster Minor League 1998; 1 All-Ireland Vocational School 1998; 1 Junior League; 1 All-Ireland
INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: Ulster Minor League v Armagh 1997
TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Paddy McKeever (Armagh)
FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Pairc Ui Chaoimh
HOBBIES: Swimming, golf, wind surfing, scuba diving
FAVOURITE POSITION: Midfield
FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Jim McGuinness, Martin Lynch, Maurice Fitzgerald
INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My brother Paul
THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Winning All-Ireland Minor title this year
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing 1997 All-Ireland Minor Final
OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Stephen Kelly (Laois), Noel Kennelly (Kerry)
DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Don't pay the players, price of tickets
Taken from Hogan Stand magazine
18th December 1998
Vol 8 No 51
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