Jordan Philip
December 01, 2001
Tyrone's Philip Jordan
NAME: Philip Jordan
HEIGHT: 5' 11"
WEIGHT: 12st
CLUB: Moy Tir na nOg
COUNTY: Tyrone
NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): All-Ireland Minor winners; 1998 Sigerson Cup 2000 winners (Queens); All-Ireland U21 winners 2001
INTER-COUNTY DEBUT: July 1998 - Ulster Minor Final v Antrim
FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Markievicz Park, Sligo; Clones
HOBBIES: A game of golf and a night out on the town
FAVOURITE POSITION Wing half back
INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Dessie Ryan who managed Queens - the best coach I've played for; Mickey Harte - superb motivator and great trainer
THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Winning the All-Ireland U21 title after we were nearly kicked out of the competition due to Foot and Mouth disease
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing McCory Cup Final (Ulster Colleges) in 1997
OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE Enda McGinley and Conor Gormley (both Tyrone U21), Sean Cavanagh and Peter Donnelly (both Tyrone minors)
DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Their failure to look after the most important people in the Association - the players. Also, their pricing of tickets for big matches - its driving the supporters away
PET HATES: Players who don't make the most of their ability
FAVOURITE FILM: American Pie
FAVOURITE MUSIC: U2
Taken from Hogan Stand magazine
December 2001
Vol 11 No 12
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