Benny Hickey
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| Native name | Beircheart Ó hIcí (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1978 (age 47–48) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Senior Football Championship (1): 2003
- Tipperary
- Tommy Murphy Cup (1): 2005
- McGrath Cup (1): 2003
References
- ^ "Profile: Benny Hickey". Tipperary GAA Archives website. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Cool Cahir lift first Tipp title". Irish Independent. 20 October 2003. Retrieved 3 August 2015.