Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Liam Ó hUiginn | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Midfield | ||
Born |
Cobh, County Cork, Ireland | 13 May 1898||
Died |
18 February 1969 Cobh, County Cork, Ireland | (aged 70)||
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.
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]
Higgins died on 18 February 1969, aged 70.[8]