Liam Higgins (Irish footballer)

Irish Gaelic footballer

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Liam Higgins
Personal information
Irish name	Liam Ó hUiginn
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Full-forward
Born	Lispole, County Kerry, Ireland
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.

Management

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.

Personal life

He is a brother of former Socialist Party TD and 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. 22 November 2006. Retrieved 5 September 2009.

v t e 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 not used 16 D. O'Sullivan 17 M. Fleming 18 J. O'Keeffe 19 D. Crowley 20 D. O'Donnell 21 W. Fogarty Trainer J. Lyne Selectors J. Walsh J. Keohane M. O'Dwyer M. Kelly D. Curtin

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

Subs not used: 16 D. O'Sullivan; 17 M. Fleming; 18 J. O'Keeffe; 19 D. Crowley; 20 D. O'Donnell; 21 W. Fogarty

Trainer: J. Lyne
Selectors: J. Walsh; J. Keohane; M. O'Dwyer; M. Kelly; D. Curtin

v t e 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 16 S. Mac Gearailt Subs not used 17 D. Crowley 18 P. J. Burns 19 T. O'Donnell 20 P. Finnegan Trainer J. Lyne Selectors J. Walsh J. Keohane M. O'Dwyer M. Kelly D. Curtin

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

Sub used: 16 S. Mac Gearailt

Subs not used: 17 D. Crowley; 18 P. J. Burns; 19 T. O'Donnell; 20 P. Finnegan

Trainer: J. Lyne
Selectors: J. Walsh; J. Keohane; M. O'Dwyer; M. Kelly; D. Curtin

v t e Kerry – 1972 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finalist
1 É. Fitzgerald 2 D. O'Sullivan 3 P. O'Donoghue 4 S. Mac Gearailt 5 T. Prendergast (c) 6 M. Ó Sé 7 P. Lynch 8 M. O'Connell 9 J. O'Keeffe 10 B. Lynch 11 D. Kavanagh 12 É. O'Donoghue 13 M. Gleeson 14 L. Higgins 15 M. O'Dwyer Subs used in drawn game and replay 17 D. Crowley for S. Mac Gearailt 16 P. Griffin for M. Gleeson 18 J. Walsh for B. Lynch Subs not used 19 J. Saunders 20 M. O'Sullivan 21 G. Power 22 J. Coffey Trainer J. Culloty Selector J. Keohane

Kerry – 1972 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finalist

Subs used in drawn game and replay: 17 D. Crowley for S. Mac Gearailt; 16 P. Griffin for M. Gleeson; 18 J. Walsh for B. Lynch

Subs not used: 19 J. Saunders; 20 M. O'Sullivan; 21 G. Power; 22 J. Coffey

Trainer: J. Culloty
Selector: J. Keohane

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