Galway's Tomas Meehan NAME: Tomas Meehan DATE OF BIRTH: 15-3-77 HEIGHT: 5' 11" WEIGHT: 12st 7lbs CLUB: Caltra COUNTY: Galway NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): 1 All-Ireland SFC; 1 Connacht SFC; 2 Under 21 Connacht FC; 1 Connacht Junior FC; 2 Connacht Minor Championships; 1 All-Ireland Colleges Senior with St Jarlaths, Tuam TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Dara Cinneide/Diarmuid Marsden FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Croke Park, Tuam Stadium HOBBIES: Don't have time for hobbies FAVOURITE POSITION: Corner back MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT ON OR OFF THE FOOTBALL FIELD: I left my boots in the hotel for the All-Ireland Minor Final 1994 (played in the sub goalies boots) FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Val Daly, Gary Fahy, Ja Fallon, Gerry Hargan INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: All trainers have an influence (that doesn't mean it's all good influence) THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Winning the All-Ireland Final in 1998 BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Getting sent off (once) OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE:Fergus McMahon (Meath), Dermot Beirne (Kilkenny) WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Closed season needed DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Playing matches in December and January DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: All my family play football, my father has an All-Ireland Minor medal (1960) PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: The man from Del Monte FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'You know it makes sense' PET HATES: Cats, bouncers FAVOURITE MUSIC: U2 FAVOURITE FILM: Independence Day WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTO: Buy a Ferrari PERSON LEAST WELCOME AT YOUR HOME: The 'Daz Doorstep Challenge' man HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: First Irish man to walk on the moon Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 26th March 1999 Vol 9 No 13 Tweet

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