John Stewart Higgins, who lived from 1940 to 2012, was an Irish international lawn and indoor bowler. He started bowling at the age of fifteen and went on to win a bronze medal in the fours at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh and a bronze medal in the triples at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg. He won the singles at the 1969 Irish National Bowls Championships and took part in the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship for Ireland. For most of his career he bowled for the YRCD club and later joined the 58th Old Boys Bowling Club after YRCD closed. The YRCD hall has since been renovated and holds a community resource centre where a mural shows him playing bowls for his club.
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an Irish international lawn and indoor bowler
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He also won a bronze medal in fours at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.
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an Irish international lawn and indoor bowler
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won a bronze medal in the triples at the 1976 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg
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He also won a bronze medal in fours at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.
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