John O’Keeffe
Q1. Nickname: “Johno” or as Meaney calls me “coach”!!
Q2. Favourite Position: Corner Forward.
Q3. Club Honours: 3 Under 14 County Titles, 1 Under 16, 1 Minor and 1 Eastern Junior Football! (I retired after that)!!
Q4. When and where did you first play hurling (who was your coach, friend etc.) In the school yard with Bro. Griffey and Paddy Sheridan.
Q5. Childhood heroes: Kenny Dalglish and D.J. Carey!
Q6. Your Biggest Fear? Marking Jess in training!!
Q7. What is your Favourite Food? Superquinn beef stir-fry pork chops out of Billy Murphy’s
Q8. What is your Favourite Film? Braveheart
Q9. What is your Favourite Music? 90s dance so does Ian “2-hops” Power!!
Q10. What is your Favourite Holiday Destination? Dubai!!
Q11. Best sporting event Watched/Witnessed: Champions league final 2005!!
Q12. Best Mount Sion memory? Winning the Under 14 County Final as captain!!
Q13. What has been your greatest moment in sport? Captaining Mount Sion to winning a county final and winning a Munster medal in soccer!!
Q14. What is your favourite Hurling ground? Thurles!
Q15. What celebrity do you think you most look like and why? Brad Pitt!
Q16. What is the toughest part of your sporting life? Trying to get 7 and 8 year olds to run in 2’s!!
Q17. Least memorable game and why? Under 16 County Final 1994, I was harshly sent off!!!!
Q18. If you were an animal, what kind would you be? A Lion.
Q19. In your opinion what is the worst invention ever created? Why? String vest-has no purpose!!
Q20. What is your secret skill? Notching goals!!
Q21. Who is your ideal date, why? Mariah Carey- we go back along way!!
Q22. If there was a transfer market, what player would you like to see on the Waterford Panel? Why? Tommy Walsh- exceptional in everything hurling has to offer!
Q23. If you had 3 people around for dinner, who would they be and why? King Kenny, Mariah Carey and Gaz Wallace as our celebrity chef!!!!
Q24. Who is the best & worst dressed on your team, why? Friz and Jess!!
Q25. Who is the longest in the showers after training? Friz!!
Q26. If you could go back in time, where would you go? Back to 1994 although we won I’d hit the ref this time for making an awful call!!
Q27. If you could trade places with any other person for a week, famous or not famous, living or dead, real or fictional. with whom would it be? Why? Steve Clarke- so me and the King could be in charge of the best club in the world LFC!!
Q28. What rule would you change in the GAA and why? Making helmets compulsory for adults! It’s a bit over the top!
Q29. Who do you admire most in Mount Sion and why? Peter Walsh and me former room-mate Ken McGrath – the work they do and lift they give our young lads is second to none!!
Q30. Advise to younger players…. listen to your coaches, train and work hard and the rewards will come!
Q31. In ten years time, I hope to be ……… above the ground and still involved with this great club!!