A Philly Minute With...Paddy Rooney Jr
Name: Paddy Rooney Jr
Club: Delco Gaels
Position: Corner Forward
Sporting hero: Tiger Woods
Favorite song: Famous by Kanye West
Favorite movie: Monty Python and The Holy Grail
Favorite food: Chicken Nuggies
Favorite drink: Moosehead Lager
What Character in any show or movie are you most like: Squid – Rocket Power
Three people you would invite to a dinner party: David Bowie, Roy Keane, and Stephen Hawkins
Ideal Holiday Destination: anywhere in Scandinavia
Best GAA moment: Help create the Adult Teams of the Delco Gaels
Ambition for 2020 season: To win a USGAA Junior C and D titles
Pre-match rituals: drink as much coffee as possible
Any odd items in your football bag: A bottle opener
Best player you have played with: Charlie Sheehan
Best player you have played against: Gerard Bourke
Best trainer in the squad: Billy Hegarty
Worst trainer in the squad: Aaron Corr
Worst training drill: anything without a ball
Your best performance: 2019 Junior D Quarter-Final when I scored my first hat-trick
One to forget: Too many to count lol
Where do you like to go out and celebrate after a big win: Sona Pub and Kitchen
Who’s the biggest joker in the team: Patrick Hegarty
Who spends most time in front of the mirror in the dressing room: A tie between Jude and Shea
Morgan
Who’s the best/worst person to share a room with on away trips: the worst is probably me
Who’s the best/worst person to sit beside on the team bus: the best is Gerard Dillon Jr because he
always has snacks
If there was a transfer market who’d be in and who’d be out of the team: Jason Kelce would be in
and Brendan Feeney would be out to “play county”.
Best piece of advice you were every given: “Take your points, the goals will come.”
What’s the best part about being a member of your club: The best part of being with the Delco Gaels is helping promote Gaelic games in America, for Americans. We are the only club in the US where you can play from U-6, all the way through adulthood. That is something I am extremely proud of. I cannot wait to see what the future brings to this proud and great organization.
