Leo Hickey (born 1939) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played for club side Ballyboughal and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior football team.

Leo Hickey
Personal information
Irish name Leo Ó hÍcí
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full-back
Born 1939
Ballyboughal, County Dublin, Ireland
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
Ballyboughal
Club titles
Dublin titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1961-1964
Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NFL 0

Career

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Hickey first came to prominence in 1961 with the Final League selection in the Dublin County Championship and was full-back on that year's Dublin junior team. Shortly after this he was named full-back on the Dublin senior team for an O'Byrne Cup game against Longford. Hickey won back-to-back Leinster Championship medals in 1962 and 1963, and was in the Dublin inter-county side that won the 1963 All-Ireland final against Galway.[1][2]

Honours

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Dublin

References

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  1. ^ Scully, Niall (18 May 2020). "'The thing I most remember is the noise. From the second we ran out, there was a din. And it was constant'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. ^ Mac Lochlainn, Rónán (26 August 2019). "The swinging Sixties - How the Dubs beat the odds to reclaim Sam after Heffo's retirement". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2021.