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06 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

Charlie Lapsley - Hockey

An all-around talented athlete, Charlie Lapsley played tennis and badminton for Donegal but hockey was always his first priority and he was just 22, he received the Donegal Sports Star award for Hockey in the Milford Inn.

Lapsley featured for the Raphoe Hockey team at the time and received the Most Consistent Player of the Year and the Club Player of the Year that season. At the time, the club was competing towards the top of the Senior League Section II and was promoted back to the top tier two years later.

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