Mick Hickey (Waterford hurler) explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Mick Hickey
Irish:Mícheál Ó hIcí
Birth Date:6 August 1911
Death Date:22 July 1998 (aged 86)
Feet:5
Inches:11
Occupation:Farmer
County:Waterford
Province:Munster
Club:Portlaw
Clcounty:1
Counties:Waterford
Icposition:Right wing-back
Icprovince:2
Icallireland:1
Nhl:0
Birth Place:Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland
Death Place:Dunmore Road, Waterford, Ireland

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

Notes and References

  1. News: A Ton of Bone & Muscle May Beat Dublin . Waterford News . 3 September 1948 . 14 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071129212343/http://www.waterfordnews.ie/sports/a_ton_of_bone_and_muscle03-09-1948.html . 29 November 2007 .