Liam Higgins (Irish footballer)

Liam Higgins
Personal information
Irish name	Liam Ó hUiginn
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Full-back
Born	Lispole, County Kerry
Occupation	Secondary teacher
Club(s)
Years	Club
1950s-1980s	Lispole
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1969-1973	Kerry	16 (2-20)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	3
All-Irelands	2
NFL	4
All Stars	0

Liam Higgins (1945–2006) was an Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Lispole and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1969 until 1973.^[1] After retiring he managed Lispole, West Kerry, he managed the Kerry junior team to Munster and All Ireland Championships in 1983. He also trained Dingle CBS to Two All Ireland Championships in 1996 and 2001. During his school days he trained some of the biggest names in Gaelic football including Darragh, Tomás & Marc Ó Sé, Dara Ó Cinnéide, Tommy Griffin & Diarmuid Murphy to name just a few. He is a brother of Socialist Party TD and a former MEP for the Dublin constituency Joe Higgins. He taught Business Studies and Accounting in Dingle CBS.

References

↑ "The late Liam Higgins". www.hoganstand.com. 2006-11-22. Retrieved 2009-09-05.

Kerry – 1969 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (21st title)

1 J. Culloty (c) 2 S. Murphy 3 P. O'Donoghue 4 S. Mac Gearailt 5 T. Prendergast 6 M. Morris 7 M. Ó Sé 8 M. O'Connell 9 D. J. Crowley 10 B. Lynch 11 P. Griffin 12 É. O'Donoghue 13 M. Gleeson 14 L. Higgins 15 M. O'Dwyer Subs (none played): D. O'Sullivan M. Fleming D. O'Donnell J. O'Keeffe D. Crowley Manager J. Lyne

Kerry – 1970 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (22nd title)

1 J. Culloty 2 S. Murphy 3 P. O'Donoghue 4 D. O'Sullivan (c) 5 T. Prendergast 6 J. O'Keeffe 7 M. Ó Sé 8 M. O'Connell 9 D. J. Crowley 10 B. Lynch 11 P. Griffin 12 É. O'Donoghue 13 M. Gleeson 14 L. Higgins 15 M. O'Dwyer Sub used S. Mac Gearailt Subs not used: P.J. Burns D. Crowley T. O'Donnell P. Finnegan Manager J. Lyne

Kerry – 1972 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up

Subs used in drawn game: D. Crowley for S. Mac Gearailt; P. Griffin for L. Higgins
Subs used in replay: D. Crowley for S. Mac Gearailt; P. Griffin for M. Gleeson; J. Walsh for B. Lynch

Manager: J. Culloty

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