Gary Biggs

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Gary Biggs
Personal information
Irish name Garraí Ó Beig
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-forward
Born 1977
Banagher, County Londonderry,
Northern Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Banagher
Club titles
Derry titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1998-2006
Derry 17 (3-28)
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:32, 2 August 2012.

Gary Biggs (born 1977) is a former hurler from Northern Ireland, who played as a left-wing forward at senior level for the Derry county team. [1]

Biggs joined the panel during the 1997 championship and immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 2006 Nicky Rackard Cup. During that time he won one Nicky Rackard Cup medal and two Ulster medals. [2]

At club level Biggs is a one-time county club championship medalist with Banagher.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Derry Senior Hurling Panel 2005". Derry GAA website. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2012.
  2. "Derry GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2012.