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10 Sept 2025

Introducing the Donegal Sports Star Awards 1980 winners 40 years on one-by-one

The Donegal Sports Star Committee caught up on the 40-year anniversary presentations on Monday night in Letterkenny, having sat out two years during the pandemic, and re-introduced the 1980 and 1981 winners - these are the stories of the 1980 winners

David Vance (Hockey)
The nominees were David Vance, Richard Eaton and William McKean all members of the Raphoe Club. The winner was the late David Vance. David, from Woodlands, Raphoe played with the Junior team that went unbeaten for six seasons in Ulster picking up a string of league titles along the way. David Vance passed away in August 2021. His wife Ann and son Geoffrey travelled from Coleraine on Monday.

Geoffrey Vance with David Vance RIP's hockey award of 1980

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