Hughie Travers

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.

Hughie Travers

Personal information
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Centre-forward
Born	1943 (1943) Donegal, Ireland
Died	9 July 2024 (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

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 9 July 2024, at the age of 81.^[4]

Honours

Donegal

• McKenna Cup: 1963, 1965
• Dr Lagan Cup: 1965, 1966
• Ulster Under-21 Football Championship: 1963, 1964