McEntee Tony
March 28, 1997
Armagh's Tony McEntee
NAME: Tony McEntee
DATE OF BIRTH: 30-6-77
HEIGHT: 6'
WEIGHT: 12st 12lbs
CLUB: Crossmaglen Rangers
COUNTY: Armagh
NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): Club - U12 League and Championship; U13 All-Ireland winners; U14 League and Championship; U16 League and Championship; U18 2 League and 1 Championship; U21 4 Championships; 1 County and Ulster Senior Championship 1996; 1 All-Ireland 1997. County - Ulster Minor Championship (1994); 2 Ulster Minor Leagues (1994/1995). College - Ben Dearg, Dalton, Corn na nOg, 2 McMahon Cups (3 College All Star Awards)
INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: Against Louth
TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Enda Muldoon (Derry)
FAVOURITE GROUNDS: St Tiarnachs Park, Clones
FAVOURITE POSITION: Full/centre half back
FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Colm O'Rourke
INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Val Kane, Tim Gregory (underage mentor and trainer), Joe Kernan (senior mentor and trainer)
THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Club All-Ireland Final 1997
OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Gerard Cassidy (Derry), John Toal (Armagh)
WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Better referee awareness, and standards
DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: Lots of cousins
PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Clint Eastwood
FAVOURITE FILM: The Usual Suspects, The Shawshank Redemption
IDEAL DATE: Donna Enrico (Baywatch)
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As an all round footballer who was a member of the greatest ever Crossmaglen (1996-?) team
Taken from Hogan Stand magazine
28th March 1997
Vol 7 No 13
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