A small but touching gesture.
The BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards were held in the Odyssey Arena in Belfast tonight.
The main award of the night was given to Andy Murry, while Northern Ireland manager Michael O’Neill picked picked up the gong for best coach of 2015.
Each year, the ceremony pauses for reflection and remembers sports stars who have passed away over the previous 12 months, and this year the BBC remembered Aaron Devlin.
The Derry inter-county footballer was only 23 when he died last July after tragically contracting an aggressive strain of meningitis.
The county’s GAA community was hit hard by Aaron’s passing, and will undoubtedly appreciate the small, but thoughtful gesture.
Still kind of a big deal @Aaron_Devlin All of @BallinderryGAC proud tonight. @BBCSPOTY Great show Belfast ! pic.twitter.com/YIPqmjtX9f
— Stephen McGeehan (@mcgeehanstephen) December 20, 2015
Only a very very small token-but lovely to remember Aaron Devlin #BBCSPOTY pic.twitter.com/fMXgKY5seN
— Thomas Niblock (@thomasniblock) December 20, 2015
Aaron Devlin R.I.P. tribute on #SPOTY15 was as fitting as it was heart-warming @Ronan_Devlin @BallinderryGAC #neverforgotten
— Tyrone GAA mBunscol (@Tyrone_mBunscol) December 20, 2015
Lovely to see Ballinderry and Derry GAA player Aaron Devlin being remembered on #SPOTY tonight with others. pic.twitter.com/tuI8F1SZam
— Dean McLaughlin (@Dean_Journalist) December 20, 2015
Class to see Aaron Devlin's name up on the @BBCSPORTNI sports personality. #GAAFamily
— Kyle Coney (@kyleconey90) December 20, 2015
