Hughie Travers

Hugh J. Travers 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 Donegal senior [football team|senior team], having also lined out with the All-Ireland [Junior Football Championship|junior team]. He won a combined total of four McKenna Cup and Dr [Lagan Cup] medals between 1963 and 1966. Travers also lined out in Donegal's 1964–65 [National Football League (Ireland)#Semi-finals|1965 NFL semi-final] defeat by Kerry.

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

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