Shanahan Dan

May 15, 1998
Waterford's Dan Shanahan NAME: Dan Shanahan DATE OF BIRTH: 4-1-77 HEIGHT: 6' 3" WEIGHT: 14st 7lbs CLUB: Lismore COUNTY: Waterford NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): County medals in hurling at U14, U16, Minor, U21 and Senior. Munster College medals at U15, U16, county medals for football at U16 and Junior NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): I have represented my county in 2 Munster Finals at Minor level INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: Against Tipperary in Thurles during the National League of 1995 TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Paul Shelly, Tipperary and Anthony Daly of Clare FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Gaelic Grounds, Limerick; Semple Stadium, Thurles; Walsh Park, Waterford HOBBIES: Swimming, golf etc., any sport FAVOURITE POSITION: Centre forward FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Paul Prendergast, Sean Daly, Gary Kirby INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Lismore team and Sean Prendergast when I first started hurling THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: County final with my club and 2 Munster Finals for Waterford at minor grade BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing all 3 of them OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Brendan Landers, Mike Caplane, Eoin Kelly WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Let the game flow freely DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Too many critics DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES: My younger brothers and relations in Waterford city PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: The Liverpool soccer team FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'I'll be back' FAVOURITE FILM: Primal Fear FAVOURITE MUSIC: Dance IDEAL DATE: Cindy Crawford HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? The way I left them, whether they liked me or not Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 15th May 1998 Vol 8 No 20

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