Keith Higgins

Keith Higgins (Irish: Ceiteach Ó hUiginn) is an Irish sportsperson. He has played Gaelic football and hurling for both his club Ballyhaunis and the Mayo senior inter-county teams.

Keith Higgins
Personal information
Irish name Ceiteach Ó hUiginn
Sport Dual Player
Position Left Corner Back
Born County Mayo
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
 Ballyhaunis
Club titles
  Football Hurling
Mayo titles 0 7
Connacht titles 0 0
All-Ireland titles 0 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2006-
 Mayo
Inter-county titles
NFL 1
All Stars 4
Connacht Titles 7

In 2006, he was the Young Player of the Year. He also captained both the Mayo Under 21 Football & Hurling teams to All Ireland Championships. Injury ruled him out of the 2007 championship. Higgins has also represented Mayo and has played for Connacht in the Railway Cup in hurling winning a medal in 2005, in 2014 he became the first Connacht player won win football & hurling Railway Cups after Connacht win a first title since 1968.[1] Hurling is his first love.[2] In 2005 he won a Christy Ring Cup All Star, In 2008, Higgins was nominated for the Christy Ring Cup Player of the Year award.[3] Higgins was voted as the Cadbury's Hero of the Future in 2006.

During Mayo's 2011 NFL campaign, Higgins received praise for his outstanding performances in right half back.

Honours
Football
Hurling
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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2008-10-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4444&Itemid=39
  3. http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/power-misses-out-on-gpa-nod-1494931.html
Awards
Preceded by
Incumbent		 U21 Footballer of the Year
2006		 Succeeded by
Fintan Goold
(Cork)


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