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Hughie Travers

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Hughie Travers
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre-forward
Born 1943 (1943)
Donegal, Ireland
Died (aged 81)
Letterkenny, Ireland
Nickname Big Hughie
Club(s)
Years Club
Four Masters
Club titles
Donegal titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1962-1966
Donegal
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0

Hugh J. Travers (1943 – 9 July 2024) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Four Masters and at inter-county level with the Donegal senior football team.

Career

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Travers first played for Donegal during a three-year tenure with the minor team between 1959 and 1961. He immediately progressed to the under-21 team and won consecutive Ulster U21FC medals in 1963 and 1964 after respective defeats of Cavan and Monaghan. By that stage Travers had already joined the senior team, having also lined out with the junior team.[1][2] He won a combined total of four McKenna Cup and Dr Lagan Cup medals between 1963 and 1966.[3] Travers also lined out in Donegal's 1965 NFL semi-final defeat by Kerry.

Death

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Travers died in Letterkenny on 9 July 2024, at the age of 81.[4]

Honours

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Donegal

References

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  1. ^ "MAC'S VIEW: Donegal's best centre half-forwards: We've had some outstanding players". Donegal Live. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ "MAC'S VIEW: Time to select my favourite Donegal full-forwards". Donegal Live. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Donegal v Fermanagh om Sunday in warm-up for Lagan Cup games". Donegal News. 21 January 1967. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  4. ^ "The death has occurred of Hughie Travers". oceamfm.ie. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.