Mick Hickey (Waterford hurler)

Mick Hickey
Personal information
Irish name Mícheál Ó hIcí
Sport Hurling
Position Right wing-back
Born 6 August 1911
Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland
Died 22 July 1998 (aged 86)
Dunmore Road, Waterford, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation Farmer
Club(s)
Years Club
Portlaw
Club titles
Waterford titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
Waterford
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0

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.

  1. ^ "A Ton of Bone & Muscle May Beat Dublin". Waterford News. 3 September 1948. Archived from the original on 29 November 2007. Retrieved 14 July 2015.