Jack Higgins (Gaelic footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Seán Ó hUiginn | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Right wing-back | ||
Born |
1903 Naas, County Kildare, Ireland | ||
Died |
23 October 1955 (aged 52) Naas, County Kildare, Ireland | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Naas | |||
Club titles | |||
Kildare titles | 6 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1925-1935 | Kildare | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 7 | ||
All-Irelands | 2 | ||
NFL | 0 |
John "Jack" Higgins (1903 – 23 October 1955) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a right wing-back for the Kildare senior team.[1]
Regarded as one of Kildare's greatest-ever players, Higgins made his debut during the 1925 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement a decade later. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals and seven Leinster medals. Higgins was an All-Ireland runner-up on four occasions.
At club level Higgins was a six-time county club championship medalist with Naas.
References
- ↑ "A Legendary Lilywhite - Jack Higgins of Kildare". Terrace Talk website. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Bill "Squires" Gannon |
Kildare Senior Football Captain 1929 |
Succeeded by Paul Doyle |
Preceded by |
Kildare Senior Football Captain 1935 |
Succeeded by |
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