Wexford's John Hegarty NAME: John Hegarty DATE OF BIRTH: 7-7-75 HEIGHT: 5' 8" WEIGHT: 10st 7lbs CLUB: Kilanerin COUNTY: Wexford NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): Sigerson Cup 1996; 2 Senior Championship with club; O'Byrne Cup medal 1995; numerous club underage county titles; Under 21, Minor, Under 15 and Under 14 NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): Leinster Under 21 hurling medal 1996; All-Ireland Freshers Hurling League medal 1995 INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: v Limerick, All-Ireland B Championship 1994 TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Pat Murray/Seamus Moynihan FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Semple Stadium HOBBIES: Golf, swimming, reading and having the craic FAVOURITE POSITION: Full forward FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Peter Canavan, Liam Dunne INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My family and uncles and coaches who have roared at me from club, school and county THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Sigerson Cup victory 1996 with UCD, club's senior victories BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing the Under 21 All-Ireland Hurling Final 1996 to Galway OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Derek Savage (Galway), Darragh Breen, Matty Forde WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: A tightening up on the rules regarding continuous fouling, four points for a goal which would heighten the excitement DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Fixture pile ups at the end of the season. Negative football - spoiling and fouling that ruins the game for spectators and players alike DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: Uncles, brothers and cousins PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Father Larry Duffy (he's great fun) or the Independent Observer from Stokes, Kennedy, Crowley (to give me a hand with the lotto) FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'You show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser' PET HATES: Smoking, laziness and quitters FAVOURITE MUSIC: Christy Moore FAVOURITE FILM: Michael Collins IDEAL DATE: A post All-Ireland banquet with my girlfriend Karina HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? In the same sentence as Nicky Rackard and Mick O'Connell Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 15th January 1999 Vol 9 No 3 Tweet

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