Kilkenny's Ken O'Shea NAME: Ken O'Shea DATE OF BIRTH: 25-3-76 HEIGHT: 5' 10" WEIGHT: 12st 6lbs CLUB: Dunamaggin COUNTY: Kilkenny NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): U16 Nenagh Co-Op Tournament; Leinster Junior; Waterford Crystal Tournament; U12, U14, U16, U18, U21, Junior, Intermediate and Senior County Hurling Championships NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): National Mental Health Public Speaking Winner; BLOE medals (athletics) with Ballyhale VS INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: Tournament game v Limerick TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Tom (The Great) Hickey (Dunmaggin) FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Nowlan Park and Croke Park HOBBIES: Running, music, cinema and travelling FAVOURITE POSITION: Full forward FAVOURITE PLAYERS: DJ Carey, Brendan Coleman (Cork), Sean Ryan (Kilkenny) INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Parents, Brendan Fennelly, Dunamaggin club THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Goal versus Galway in All-Ireland Quarter Final in Thurles BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing Junior All-Ireland to Galway in 1996 OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Seanie McGrath (Cork), Tom Hickey (Kilkenny) WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: More TV coverage and less winter games DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Inconsistent refereeing DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: Brothers Matt, Dermot (Windgap), Fergal and Brian. Sister Annette playing camogie with Windgap PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Clare Champion editor the day I score a goal that no schoolboy would score (as he said of my goal versus Galway) FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Fiach the Beeore' PET HATES: Tight sleeve jerseys and everyone using my shampoo in the showers FAVOURITE FILM: Braveheart IDEAL DATE: Female and wants a second date HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As a drinker with a hurling problem!! Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 22nd May 1998 Vol 8 No 21 Tweet

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