McCarthy Timmy
April 17, 1998
Cork's Timmy McCarthy
NAME: Timmy McCarthy
DATE OF BIRTH: 7-9-77
HEIGHT: 6' 1"
WEIGHT: 85kg
CLUB: Castlelyons
COUNTY: Cork
NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): Minor, Under 21, Intermediate, Munster and All-Ireland hurling medals; 2 Dean Ryans; Harty medal, Saint Colmans College, Fermoy; Cork County Senior Hurling medal with Imokilly; Cork County Junior medal and numerous east Cork medals, Castlelyons; played Minor and Under 21 football with Cork
INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: Cork minor football v Limerick 1995
TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Sean Og O hAilpin
FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Semple Stadium, Thurles
HOBBIES: Cinema, music
FAVOURITE POSITION: Centre forward
FAVOURITE PLAYERS: John Fenton, Thomas Mulcahy
INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Castlelyons GAA club, St Colmans College, Fermoy
THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Junior county hurling title with Castlelyons
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Beaten All-Ireland Colleges Final, St Colman's 1996
OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Sean O'Farrell, Austin Walsh, Derek Barrett
PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Mother in law to be
PET HATES: Hurlers on the ditch
FAVOURITE FILM: The Rock
FAVOURITE MUSIC: U2
IDEAL DATE: A girl with no brothers and a big farm
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As a fair sportsman
Taken from Hogan Stand magazine
17th April 1998
Vol 8 No 16
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