Noel Hickey

For the Australian rules footballer, see Noel Hickey (footballer).

Noel Hickey
Personal information
Irish name Nollaig Ó hÍcí
Sport Hurling
Position Full-back
Born (1980-12-22) 22 December 1980 (age 43)
Dunnamaggin, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation Farmer
Club(s)
Years Club
 Dunnamaggin
Kilmoganny
Club titles
  Football Hurling
Kilkenny titles 1 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2000–2013
 Kilkenny 47 (0-00)[1]
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 9
All-Irelands 9
NHL 4
All Stars 3
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:55, 1 October 2012.
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Noel Leonard Hickey (born 22 December 1980) is an Irish hurler who played as a full-back at senior level for the Kilkenny county team.

Born in Danganmore near Dunnamaggin, County Kilkenny, Hickey first played competitive hurling whilst at school in Coláiste Éamann Rís. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team, before later lining out with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in the 2000 championship. Hickey went on to play a key part for Kilkenny in what has come to be known as the greatest team of all time, and has won nine All-Ireland medals – eight of which were won on the field of play – nine Leinster medals and four National League medals. His brother, Tom Hickey, was a two-time All-Ireland runner-up with Kilkenny.

Hickey represented the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions in the early part of his career, winning back-to-back Inter-provincial medals in 2002 and 2003. At club level he won one championship medal with Dunnamaggin.

Cited by many of his hurling peers as one of the best full-backs of his generation, Hickey won three All-Star awards while he also won the All-Star Young Hurler of the Year award in his debut season.[2][3]

Hickey has made 47 championship appearances for Kilkenny, more than any other full-back in the county's history. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 12 January 2013.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Profile: Noel Hickey". Hurling Stats website. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Carey among seven Cats included on best Leinster team of past 25 years". Irish Independent. 7 July 2009. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Hickey has skinned a lot of good forwards in his time". Kilkenny People. 25 December 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Kilkenny stalwart Noel Hickey calls time on inter-county career". RTÉ Sport. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Three-time All-Star Hickey retires from inter-county hurling". The Score website. 12 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.