Benny Hickey Explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Benny Hickey
Irish:Beircheart Ó hIcí
County:Tipperary
Province:Munster
Clcounty:1
Counties:Tipperary
Icposition:Centre-forward
Icyears:2002-2006
Icprovince:0
Icallireland:0
Nfl:0
Allstars:0
Icupdate:19:14, 3 August 2015
Birth Date:1978
Birth Place:Cahir, County Tipperary, Ireland

Benny Hickey (born 1978) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-forward for the Tipperary senior team.[1]

Born in Cahir, County Tipperary, Hickey first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he first linked up with the Tipperary under-21 team before later joining the junior side. He joined the senior football panel during the 2002 championship. Hickey subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one Tommy Murphy Cup medal.

At club level Hickey is a one-time championship medallist with Cahir.[2]

Hickey retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 2006 championship.

Honours

Player

Cahir
Tipperary

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile: Benny Hickey. Tipperary GAA Archives website. 3 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Cool Cahir lift first Tipp title. Irish Independent. 20 October 2003. 3 August 2015.