John Higgins (Gaelic footballer)

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John Higgins
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó hUiginn
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left wing-back
Born 1963
Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
John Mitchels
Club titles
Kerry titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
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

Kerry

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References

  1. "Profile: John Higgins". Terrace Talk. Retrieved 17 January 2018.