John Higgins (Gaelic footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó hUiginn | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||
| Born |
1963 Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| John Mitchels | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kerry titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1983-1987 | Kerry | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
John Higgins (born 1963) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career with the Kerry senior teams lasted four seasons from 1983 until 1987.[1]
Higgins first appeared on the inter-county scene when he was selected for the Kerry minor team in 1981. He later won a Munster medal with the Kerry under-21 team, before making his senior debut during the 1983-84 league. Over the course of the following four seasons he won three successive All-Ireland medals as a non-playing substitute between 1984 and 1986. He also won three successive Munster medals and one National League medal. Higgins played his last game for Kerry in June 1987.
Honours
[edit]- Kerry
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (3): 1984, 1985, 1986
- Munster Senior Football Championship (3): 1984, 1985, 1986
- National Football League (1): 1984-84
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship (1): 1983
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile: John Higgins". Terrace Talk. Retrieved 17 January 2018.