Moran Ollie

October 03, 1997
Limerick's Ollie Moran NAME: Ollie Moran DATE OF BIRTH: 7-11-75 HEIGHT: 6' 2" WEIGHT: 14st 7lbs CLUB: Ahane COUNTY: Limerick NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): Fitzgibbon Cup 1995 - Waterford RTC; All-Ireland Freshers Hurling 1994 - WRTC NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): Rugby - Irish Under 18 team 1994; Munster Under 20 team 1994/1995 INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: v Kilkenny - NHL March 1997 TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Jamesie O'Connor, Clare FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Kilmallock HOBBIES: Snooker (and all sports generally) FAVOURITE POSITION: Midfield FAVOURITE PLAYERS: DJ Carey, Ciaran Carey INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Parents (Pat and Brigid) THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Still waiting (for October 1997!!) BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing 1994 Fitzgibbon Cup Final to University of Limerick in extra time OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: David Hennessy - Limerick, Eoin & Paul Kelly - Tipperary WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Standard definition of all fouls to be enforced by better qualified referees DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Players who aren't reimbursed for any financial losses, despite the GAA making huge gains DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES: Eoin and Paul Kelly (Tipp minors this year), Babs Keating (current Laois manager) PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Muhammed Ali FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: Don't listen to myself often enough to know! PET HATES: Creaking doors, unmannerly people FAVOURITE FILM: Forrest Gump IDEAL DATE: Sandra Bullock HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED: As someone who lived a good life and had no regrets Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 3rd October 1997 Vol 7 No 40

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