Jack Higgins (Gaelic footballer)
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Born1903
Naas, County Kildare, Ireland
Died23 October 1955 (aged 52)
Naas, County Kildare, Ireland
SportGaelic football
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| Born | 1903 Naas, County Kildare, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Higgins (1903 – 23 October 1955) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a right centre half-back for the Kildare senior team.[1]
Higgins made his debut during the 1925 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement a decade later. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals and seven Leinster medals. Higgins was an All-Ireland runner-up on four occasions.
At club level Higgins was a six-time county club championship medalist with Naas.
