| John Stewart Higgins | |
| Nickname: | Higgy |
| Nationality: | Northern Irish |
| Birth Date: | 9 September 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Belfast |
| Death Place: | Belfast |
| Occupation: | Green keeper |
| Sport: | Lawn bowls |
| League: | N. I. B. A |
| Employer: | Cave Hill BC / Salisbury BC |
| Club: | York Road Civil Defence BC / 58th Old Boys Bowling Club |
John Stewart Higgins (1940–2012) was an Irish international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]
He started bowling aged 15[2] and won a bronze medal in the triples at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg.[3] He also won a bronze medal in fours at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.[4]
He won the 1969 Irish National Bowls Championships singles.[5] [6]
Higgins plied his trade with YRCD bowling club through most of his career before joining the, 58th Old Boys Bowling Club[7] after YRCD's demise. Since his passing the YRCD Hall as it is known has been renovated and also incorporates the HUBB Community Resource Centre, where a mural proudly stands of John playing bowls for his club.