Sport BC is pleased to announce Joe Higgins as the Daryl Thompson Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Joe will be celebrated at the Sport BC’s 56th Athlete of the Year Awards taking place on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Joe was selected by Sport BC’s Board of Directors in early 2024 and Joe for all his efforts to support sport for decades in our province.
Athlete, coach, volunteer, mentor, fan, community champion and builder -- there is no hat that Joe Higgins hasn’t worn in his more than 35 years of involvement with wheelchair basketball in British Columbia, Canada and abroad.
“Joe has devoted so much of his lifetime to this sport, to help train many athletes, coaches and referees.” notes Amanda Pinheiro, athlete, and board member of the BC Wheelchair Basketball Society. “Prior to the pandemic Joe was working with the Red Cross and travelling to several countries to introduce the sport of wheelchair basketball. Not only has Joe helped spread awareness of the sport on an international stage, he has also educated those living with a disability on how one can lead an active lifestyle.”
