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10 Sept 2025

In Pictures: Introducing the 1984 Donegal Sports Star Award winners 40 years on

The Donegal Sports Star Committee caught up with the winners of 40 years ago on Monday night in Letterkenny. These are the stories of the 1984 winners

Joe Higgins - School Boy Award

The big success for the Letterkenny boy came on March 10 that year when he won the All-Ireland Cross-County U-15 title in Dungarvan.

Higgins crossed the line in an outstanding time of 9 minutes 15 seconds having overtaken the favourite and Leinster champion in the home straight of the 3,000m race.

History was made too as he became the first Donegal athlete to take a schools' cross-country title.

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