Hughie Travers Explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Hughie Travers
Nickname:Big Hughie
County:Donegal
Province:Ulster
Club:Four Masters
Clcounty:0
Counties:Donegal
Icposition:Centre-forward
Icyears:1962-1966
Icprovince:0
Icallireland:0
Nfl:0
Birth Date: 1943
Birth Place:Donegal, Ireland
Death Place:Letterkenny, Ireland

Hugh J. Travers (1943 – 10 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

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

Travers died in Letterkenny on 10 July 2024, at the age of 81.[4]

Honours

Donegal

1963, 1965

1965, 1966

1963, 1964

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 14 May 2020 . MAC'S VIEW: Donegal's best centre half-forwards: We've had some outstanding players. 14 July 2024 . Donegal Live. en.
  2. Web site: 29 May 2020 . MAC'S VIEW: Time to select my favourite Donegal full-forwards. 14 July 2024 . Donegal Live. en.
  3. Web site: 21 January 1967 . Donegal v Fermanagh om Sunday in warm-up for Lagan Cup games. 14 July 2024 . Donegal News. en.
  4. Web site: 10 July 2024 . The death has occurred of Hughie Travers. 14 July 2024 . rip.ie. en.