Ambrose Hickey
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| Native name | Ambrós Ó hÍcí (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 June 2016 (aged 71) Geashill, County Offaly, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ambrose Hickey (1945 – 10 June 2016) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder and centre-forward for the Offaly senior team.[1]
Born in Daingean, County Offaly, Hickey first played competitive Gaelic football in his youth. He came to prominence while simultaneously experiencing championship successes at underage levels with the Daingean club. Hickey later won a championship medal with the Daingean senior team.
Hickey made his senior inter-county debut during the 1964–65 league. He went on to play a key role for Offaly at midfield, and won a Leinster SFC medal and a National Football League Division 4 medal. He was an All-Ireland SFC runner-up on one occasion.
Throughout his inter-county career Hickey made 10 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county football during the 1969–70 league.
Career statistics
| Team | Year | Division | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | |||
| Offaly | 1964–65 | Division 3 | 2 | 0–0 | 1 | 0–0 | 0 | 0–0 | 3 | 0–0 |
| 1965–66 | Division 4 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0–0 | |
| 1966–67 | 0 | 0–0 | 2 | 0–1 | 0 | 0–0 | 2 | 0–1 | ||
| 1967–68 | 4 | 0–1 | 2 | 0–1 | 0 | 0–0 | 6 | 0–2 | ||
| 1968–69 | 3 | 0–0 | 3 | 0–1 | 2 | 0–1 | 8 | 0–2 | ||
| 1969–70 | Division 3 | 1 | 0–0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0–0 | 1 | 0–0 | |
| Total | 10 | 0–1 | 8 | 0–3 | 2 | 0–1 | 20 | 0–5 | ||
Honours
- Daingean
- Offaly Senior Football Championship (1): 1965
- Offaly Minor Football Championship (1): 1962
- Offaly
References
- ^ "Death of Offaly great Ambrose Hickey". Hogan Stand. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.