Name: Alan Sheedy
Date of Birth: 20-10-1983
Occupation: Service Engineer at Maha Ireland
Favourite Position(s)
Football: Centre Forward
Hurling: Centre Back
Football: Centre Forward
Hurling: Centre Back
Honours: Minor County OOish, Football North Cork 2012
Highlight of your GAA career to date? Captaining Shanballymore to North Cork 2012
Favourite thing about our club? Being part of the team and having a laugh with the boys, winning or losing
Do you remember your first game for Shanballymore? I played corner back in a challenge game against Galtee Gaels I think.
Other interests outside of the GAA? Cycling, Manchester United, Reading
Which sports person would you most like to meet? Eric Cantona
Favourite sporting memory? Nou Camp 99 United winning champions league in last minute.
A sporting event you would most like to attend? The ascend up the Col De Tormelet (Tour de France), Champions league final.
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? Your too fat for hurling (thanks Jimmy Burke!!!)
What advice would you give to younger players? Train hard and Play hard!.
You may not know this but “I’m good at”? Cooking
Favourite Film? Die Hard 2
Favourite TV show? House of Cards
Favourite book? Bounce by Matthew Syed
Toughest opponent at training? Love a good tussle with Eoin McHugh
Growing up my favourite hurler was? Wayne Sherlock or Brian Corcoran
Growing up my favourite footballer was? Joe Kavanagh
If there was one thing you would change about the GAA, what would it be? Smaller clubs should get more support from the GAA than bigger clubs not the other way round.
If you owned a race horse what would you call it? Frozen Burger
In ten years time I hope to be? Still playing don’t tell the wife though!!!
And finally who’s the longest in the shower? Winston Barry
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