Johnny Murphy

 

Age: 29
Occupation: Banker
County of Origin: Cork
Biggest influence in GAA: Corks double winning teams 1990
Favourite GAA Player: Graham Canty, Cork
Person to meet: Paul McGrath former Irish soccer player.
Best thing about playing for Hartford: Playing Gaa in America with Hartford , great to keep Irish culture and sport alive in different country.
Biggest disappointment in football: Cork losing to Derry in 1993 all Ireland the first final I attended.


  Ciaran Cullen

Age: 24
Occupation: Athletic Administrator
County of Origin: Dublin

Biggest influence in GAA: Father

Favourite GAA Player: Whelo

Person to meet: Roy Keane

How would you like to be remembered:   Hardworker

Best thing about playing for Hartford: Seeing the team improve each time out.

Biggest disappointment in football: Passing the ball to Brosnan.

  
  Mike Brosnan

Age:

Occupation: Pharmacist

County of Origin: Kerry

Biggest influence in GAA: Micheal O Muircheartaigh 

Favourite GAA Player: Tomas O Se

Person to meet: Pat Spillane

How would you like to be remembered:   Hardworker

Best thing about playing for Hartford: Noel Bennet

Biggest disappointment in football: Not being able to play on an organized team until i was 32.


  
  Stephen Miskell

Age: 28 

Occupation: Tiler

County of Origin: Galway

Biggest influence in GAA: All the trainers that took time to teach us at a young age.

Favourite GAA Player: Padraic Joyce

Person to meet: Bambi

How would you like to be remembered:   Alive

Best thing about playing for Hartford: There is great team spirit and a great bunch of lads.

Biggest disappointment in football: Not being able to play anymore



  Nollaig Beneid

Age: 41 

Occupation: Property Manager

County of Origin: Dublin

Biggest influence in GAA: Fran Ryder (ex Dublin)

Favourite GAA Player: Shane Ryan

Person to meet: Liam Neeson

How would you like to be remembered:   Someone who was very proud to be Irish.

Best thing about playing for Hartford: Watching the team develop.

Biggest disappointment in football: Dublin not putting teams away when they were well able to do it !

  
 
  Patrick O'Sullivan

Age: 21 

Occupation: Student/Contruction Worker

County of Origin: United States

Biggest influence in GAA: My Grandfather and Noel Bennett

Favourite GAA Player: The Gooch

Person to meet: Frank McCourt, Irish-American author

How would you like to be remembered:  Hardworking, family-oriented man who loved his friends, sports and his heritage.

Best thing about playing for Hartford: Reviving a storied past in Hartford GAA, playing the great sport with my friends.

Biggest disappointment in football: Little awareness of the game in the U.S.A

 
 
  Paddy McKenna

Age: 34 

Occupation: Architect

County of Origin: Tyrone

Biggest influence in GAA:

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  Geoff Kane

Age: 34 

Occupation: Warrant Officer

County of Origin: United States

Biggest influence in GAA: Noel Bennett  

Favourite GAA Player: 

Person to meet: My grandfathers 

How would you like to be remembered: Hard working  

Best thing about playing for Hartford: The bond among teammates.

Biggest disappointment in football: That I waited until my thirties to start playing.


  Daniel O'Connell

Age: 35 

Occupation: IT Director

County of Origin: Leitrim

Biggest influence in GAA: Noel Bennett  

Favourite GAA Player: 

Person to meet: Éamon de Valera

How would you like to be remembered: Hard working,   

Best thing about playing for Hartford: Bond with the lads, it's like a family (clann).

Biggest disappointment in football: Not being able to play any longer.


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