John Higgins (7 January 1933 – 1994) was a Scottish

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, who played for

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in the 1950s. He played for the

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once. After his playing career ended, Higgins worked as a coach at Celtic between 1961 and 1967. He became then the club's Chief Scout in 1967, and was involved in developing links between Celtic and the recently established Celtic Boys Club.

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