Westmeath's Matthew McCormack NAME: Matthew McCormack DATE OF BIRTH: 11-2-77 HEIGHT: 6' 1" WEIGHT: 11st 5lbs CLUB: Kilbeggan Shamrocks COUNTY: Westmeath NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): Under 16 champions 1992 (OTHER): All-Ireland club pitch and putt champion 1993; Leinster Under 18 handball champion doubles with Aidan Gorry INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: Westmeath v Laois in Laois TOUGHEST OPPONENT: David Walls, Mullingar Shamrocks in semi-final of Intermediate 1995 FAVOURITE GROUNDS: O'Connor Park, Tullamore; Castletowngeoghegan, Westmeath HOBBIES: Pitch and putt, soccer, handball, hurling, swimming, rounders FAVOURITE POSITION: Right corner forward FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Peter Canavan (Tyrone); Ollie Keating (Westmeath) INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: John O'Brien, Chairman of Kilbeggan GAA; Christy McGlynn, PE teacher in Kilbeggan Convent School and my family THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Being a part of the Westmeath Minor Leinster and All-Ireland Football panel BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Being dropped for the Intermediate Football Final 1995 against St. Marys, Rochfordbridge OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Joe Casey - Castledaly, Tomas Cleary - The Downs, both Westmeath Minors WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Making refs professional, bigger incentives to players to play and win DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Officials not letting the Westmeath Minor champions (first ever) do a lap of honour in Croke Park in September DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: My two brothers Paul and Alan in the local club PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Kevin Moran, former Dublin player and soccer star FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Shut your mouth' PET HATES: Pet mice FAVOURITE MUSIC: Any type FAVOURITE FILM: Beverly Hills Cop II IDEAL DATE: Sharon Stone HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: Being the first ever Kilbeggan person with the honour of having an All-Ireland Minor Football medal Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 17th May 1996 Vol 6 No 20 Tweet

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