Westmeath's Dermot Brady NAME: Dermot Brady DATE OF BIRTH: 21-5-1974 HEIGHT: 5' 10" WEIGHT: 12st CLUB: Delvin football club, Turin hurling club COUNTY: Westmeath NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): 2 Railway Cup medals 1996, 1997; U14 B Championship medal NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): Westmeath Vocational Schools medal in 1991 INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: 21-5-95 vs Wexford in Wexford on 21st birthday TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Mickey Linden, Down FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Turin, my local hurling pitch (McCabe Park), Cusack Park HOBBIES: Squash, occasional round of golf. Going for a few drinks with my good friend Paul Sheery FAVOURITE POSITION: Right corner forward FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Glen Ryan, Martin O'Connell, Joe Brolly INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My dad and family, my girlfriend, John Fagan U18 and U21 manager, and of course, Mattie Kerrigan and Barney Rock THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Playing in this year's Railway Cup Final BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing Minor and Under 21 Leinster Finals against Meath and Offaly in 1992 and 1995 OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Damien Gavin, Westmeath. Some of the students in the schools I teach in WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: More consistent referees. More coverage of games on television DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: Younger brother plays hurling and football and a lot of cousins both male and female PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Cindy Crawford in my local pub FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'A pint of Guinness, please' PET HATES: Cricket, soccer, students chewing gum in class FAVOURITE MUSIC: Christy Moore FAVOURITE FILM: Shawshank Redemption, Seven IDEAL DATE: Dating my ideal date already, my girlfriend Ruth Ennis HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Holding Sam Maguire aloft for my county Westmeath. Always committed to my county and gave 100% every time. Loyal and trustworthy, generally a good friend Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 11th April 1997 Vol 7 No 15 Tweet

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