Keith Higgins

Keith Higgins (Irish: Ceiteach Ó hUiginn) is an Irish sportsperson. He has played both Gaelic football and hurling for Mayo GAA, the former until his retirement in January 2021. He also plays both sports for his club Ballyhaunis.

Keith Higgins
Personal information
Irish name Ceiteach Ó hUiginn
Sport Dual Player
Position Left Corner Back
Born Castlebar, Ireland
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
2006–2020
 Mayo
Inter-county titles
NFL 1
All Stars 4
Connacht Titles 8

In 2006, he was the All Stars Young Footballer of the Year. He also captained both the Mayo under-21 football and hurling teams to All-Ireland Championships. Injury ruled him out of the 2007 championship.[1] Higgins also represented Mayo at senior level in both codes, played for Connacht in hurling's Railway Cup, winning a medal in 2005, while in 2014 he became the first Connacht player to win football and hurling Railway Cups after Connacht won a first title since 1968.[2]

Hurling is his first love.[3] He plays it for Ballyhaunis.[4] In 2005, Higgins won a Christy Ring Cup All Star while playing for the Mayo county team. In 2008, he was nominated for the Christy Ring Cup Player of the Year award.[5] 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.

Higgins retired from inter-county football in January 2021.[6] However, he expressed the wish to continue playing hurling for Mayo.[7][8]

Honours
Football


Hurling

References
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2008-10-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.mayonews.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4444&Itemid=39
  4. https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2020/0912/1164855-higgins-stars-as-ballyhaunis-bounce-back-for-mayo-title/
  5. http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/power-misses-out-on-gpa-nod-1494931.html
  6. "Higgins retires". Hogan Stand. 23 January 2021.
  7. "Higgins to carry on hurling with Mayo". Hogan Stand. 1 February 2021.
  8. "Keith Higgins: I feel lucky to have had so long at it". RTÉ. 28 January 2021.
Awards
Preceded by
Incumbent		 U21 Footballer of the Year
2006		 Succeeded by
Fintan Goold
(Cork)


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