Bill Higgins (hurler)

Bill Higgins
Personal information
Irish name Liam Ó hUiginn
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born (1898-05-13)13 May 1898
Cobh, County Cork, Ireland
Died 18 February 1969(1969-02-18) (aged 70)
Cobh, County Cork, Ireland
Nickname Lov
Occupation Caretaker
Club(s)
Years Club
 Collins
Cobh
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1925–1927
 Cork 11 (1–07)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NHL 1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:42, 6 April 2015.

William Joseph Higgins (13 May 1898[1] – 18 February 1969) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Cobh and Collins and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team.

Career

Higgins first played hurling with Cobh before later lining out with the Collins club in Cork. He first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork junior hurling team that won the Munster JHC in 1925.[2] Higgins missed the delayed All-Ireland series of games as his performances earned an immediate call-up to the senior team.[3][4][5] His debut season was a successful one as Cork made a clean sweep of National League, Munster Championship and All-Ireland titles.[6] Higgins won a second successive provincial title the following year, however, Cork were later beaten by Dublin in the 1927 All-Ireland final.[7]

Death

Higgins died on 18 February 1969, aged 70.[8]

Honours

Cork

References

  1. ^ "William Higgins". Irish Genealogy. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  2. ^ "JUnior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Cork junior hurling teams: 1910-1996" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Cork GAA profile". Hogan Stand websitet. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  5. ^ "Cork SHC teams: 1920-1929" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  6. ^ O'Grady, Donal (15 August 2014). "Cork v Tipp: A game which touches the parts others just can't reach". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Senior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Deaths: Higgins (Cobh)". Cork Examiner. 19 February 1969. Retrieved 29 June 2022.