Mick Hickey (Waterford hurler)
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| Native name | Mícheál Ó hIcí (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 August 1911 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 July 1998 (aged 86) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Hickey (6 August 1911 – 22 July 1998) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper and as a right wing-back for the Waterford senior team.[1] He was the nephew of Michael O'Hickey.
Born in Portlaw, County Waterford, Hickey first arrived on the inter-county scene as a member of the Waterford junior team. Hickey subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen of the Waterford senior team and won one All-Ireland medal.
At club level Hickey was a one-time championship medallist with Portlaw.
Honours
Team
- Portlaw
- Waterford Senior Football Championship (1): 1937
- Waterford
References
- ^ "A Ton of Bone & Muscle May Beat Dublin". Waterford News. 3 September 1948. Archived from the original on 29 November 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2015.