John Stewart Higgins (1940–2012) was an Irish international lawn and indoor bowler.

[3] He also won a bronze medal in fours at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.

[4] He won the 1969 Irish National Bowls Championships singles.

[5][6] Higgins plied his trade with YRCD bowling club through most of his career before joining the, 58th Old Boys Bowling Club[7] after YRCD's demise.

Since his passing the YRCD Hall as it is known has been renovated and also incorporates the HUBB Community Resource Centre, where a mural proudly stands of John playing bowls for his club.