Rooney JP
June 30, 2000
Louth's JP Rooney
NAME: JP Rooney
DATE OF BIRTH: 27-8-79
HEIGHT: 5'10"
WEIGHT: 11st 11lbs
BOOT SIZE: 10
CLUB: Naomh Martin
COUNTY: Louth
NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): Mid Louth U14, making the Louth team, Ulster medal with Ballyhaise College
NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): Trial with Leeds aged 15, been asked to fill out this questionnaire
TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Cathal Daly
FAVOURITE FOOD: Steak and chips
HOBBIES: Football, golf, socialising
VICES: Drink, late nights
NOMINATE WORLD'S LAZIEST PERSON: My friend Nicky McDonald
MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: When this is published
FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Ollie Murphy, Anthony Tohill, Peter Canavan
SPORTS LEGEND YOU MOST ADMIRE: Eric Cantona
INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Family, friends
CHOSEN SPECIALIST SUBJECT ON MASTERMIND: Sport
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing semi-final in 1998 against Dunleer (senior championship)
FAVOURITE OLYMPIC SPORT: Boxing
FAVOURITE CARTOON CHARACTER: Tom and Jerry
IDEAL DRINKING COMPANY: A gang of lads my own age
GAA GRIPES: They don't give players a voice
RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES: None at present, but two brothers and father played
FAVOURITE ACTOR: Bruce Willis
WHAT FILM WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO STAR IN: American Pie
FAVOURITE BOOK: Bandit Country
FAVOURITE MUSIC: Pop and chart
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTO: Share with family and go on good holiday and live a good life
IF YOU HAPPENED TO CHANCE UPON A TIME MACHINE, WHERE WOULD YOU TRAVEL AND WHEN: Beal na Blá and tell Michael Collins he was going to be shot
DREAM BATHTUB COMPANION: Catherine Zeta Jones
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: As a good and fair player who won a lot
HOW DO YOU THINK YOU'LL BE REMEMBERED: At this stage as being part of the Louth team in 2000 that won the league
Taken from Hogan Stand magazine
30th June 2000
Vol 10 No 26
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