Galway's Kevin Broderick NAME: Kevin Broderick DATE OF BIRTH: 20-5-1977 HEIGHT: 5' 8" WEIGHT: 11st CLUB: Abbey/Duniry COUNTY: Galway NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS: All-Ireland Minor medal vs Cork in 1994 - All-Ireland Senior Colleges medal with St. Raphaels (Loughrea) in 1995 v Midleton CBS (Cork) INTER-COUNTY DEBUT: Senior debt - in first round of National Hurling League vs Cork in Ballinasloe playing wing forward TOUGHEST OPPONENT: (Full back). Vinny Maher - captain of the Galway minors 1995 and member of St. Raphaels college team which beat Midleton FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Limerick Gaelic Grounds HOBBIES: Collecting beer mats, playing pool, playing all sports FAVOURITE POSITION: Full forward FAVOURITE PLAYERS: DJ Carey and Joe Cooney THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Winning the All-Ireland Colleges Final against Midleton. It was the first time ever for a Connacht school to win BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing the All-Ireland Minor Semi Final against Cork in 1995 by two points OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Vinny Maher (Loughrea), Liam Hodgins (Abbey-Duniry), member of Galway senor panel, Fergal Healy (Craughwell), member of Galway minor team of '94 and '95 WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: More direct and fast hurling DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: Sister Anne, member of Galway senior camogie team PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean) PET HATES: I hate being changed from position more than twice in one match FAVOURITE FILM: The Shawshank Redemption FAVOURITE MUSIC: Dance music IDEAL DATE: Mariah Carey Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 9th February 1996 Vol 6 No 6 Tweet

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