Graham Mickey
August 22, 1997
Cavan's Mickey Graham
NAME: Mickey Graham
DATE OF BIRTH: 28-7-75
HEIGHT: 5' 8"
WEIGHT: 11st 7lbs
CLUB: Cavan Gaels
COUNTY: Cavan
NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): Club Under 14 double (1988); Under 16 League (1990); Minor double (1991); School Vocational League (1992 and 1993); Ulster Under 21 Championship (1996); All-Ireland Under 21 runners up (1996); Ulster Senior Football Championship (1997)
INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: NFL quarter final v Derry 1995, Ulster SFC 1997
TOUGHEST OPPONENT: They are all difficult
FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Clones and Breffni Park
HOBBIES: Snooker, swimming, golf
FAVOURITE POSITION: Full forward
FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Stephen King, Fintan Cahill, James McCartan
INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My father Michael Graham (snr) and all my club underage coaches
THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Reaching the All-Ireland Under 21 Final, Ulster SFC 1997
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing the All-Ireland Under 21 Final
OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Cathal Collins, Paul Murphy, Larry Reilly (Cavan)
WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Punish off the ball incidents by banning the players involved from playing matches
DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Children having to pay to see county matches
DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: My uncle Patrick Graham plays corner back for Cavan Gaels
PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Duncan Ferguson (Everton)
FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'No harm to you'
FAVOURITE MUSIC: Dance music
FAVOURITE FILM: In The Name Of The Father
IDEAL DATE: Jennifer Aniston
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As a player who always gave 100% for his club and county
Taken from Hogan Stand magazine
22nd August 1997
Vol 7 No 34
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