Galway's Derek Reilly NAME: Derek Reilly DATE OF BIRTH: 2-2-1978 HEIGHT: 5' 9" WEIGHT: 11st 7lbs CLUB: Corofin COUNTY: Galway NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS: Hogan Cup winner 1992/93; 1 Connacht Club Championship; 2 Connacht Minor Championships; 1 Senior County Final; 4 County Minor Championships; Runners up All-Ireland Minor Final 1994 INTER-COUNTY DEBUT: June 1994 versus Roscommon in Carrick On Shannon when I was brought on as a sub for Galway Minors TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Pakie Sweeney against Mayo in Connacht Minor Final. He was an All-Ireland champion boxer, nice fellow FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Croke Park, McHale Park, Castlebar HOBBIES: Socialising with friends and playing cards the very odd time. I enjoy the cinema a lot FAVOURITE POSITION:Left corner forward FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Paul Curran of Dublin, Ja Fallon and our own Gerry Burke INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Frank Morris, Corofin's underage coach (the same as every young person in Corofin) THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Winning the Hogan Cup Final with St. Jarlaths College, Tuam 1992/93 BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing All-Ireland Minor Semi Final to Derry in Croke Park 1995 OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Mike Donnellan, Dunmore, Galway; Shane Conlisk, Corofin (he'd kill me if not mentioned!) WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Gibing the umpires and linesmen more power in the duration of the game DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: First cousin Paul Nestor played for Meath minors 1992; first cousin Cathal Reilly played for the Corofin Under 14 team that won the All-Ireland Feile Final 1995 PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Meath Young Gun Thomas Shine (Vol 6 No 5, Hogan Stand), seemed pretty humourous FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Pick it up' to goalkeepers; 'Catch it, it's not hot' PET HATES: Gerry Burke's training sessions FAVOURITE FILM/MUSIC: Any kind of music I can dance to. 'Dumb and Dumber' was my favourite film (as I can relate it to people around me) IDEAL DATE: I wouldn't mind seeing Claudia Schieffer again!! (not wanting to hurt any feelings) HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? Sweet, kind, sensitive, loving, great family man - and that is enough BS! Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 16th February 1996 Vol 6 No 7 Tweet

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