Banbridge archer Frank Milligan, Fermanagh GAA coach Pat McManus, UUJ football mentor John Tully and Dromore's athletic postman Michael McCreevy are the final quartet.

Each regional winner will receive bursaries of up to �2,500 to help them with their work in sport.

The Northern Ireland Unsung Hero will then be invited to the BBC Sports Personality of the Year programme on Sunday 9 December 2007 when an overall winner will be announced.

Frank Mulligan: The 64-year-old is the chairman of the Ballyvally Archery Club in Banbridge which has 450 members, making it the biggest archery club in the UK and Ireland. The club has produced British and Irish champions.

The members age range from 70 down to four with emphasis of youth shown by its 250 juniors.

Frank is making a very positive contribution to the life of Banbridge and beyond Robert Nesbitt

Frank coaches the actual sport itself and he also writes a weekly newspaper column on the activities of the club and is the main driving force behind it.

He has been nominated by Robert Nesbitt who never fails to be impressed by Frank's enthusiasm.

"Frank is making a very positive contribution to the life of Banbridge and beyond. His influence and success with young people is truly remarkable."

Pat McManus: 'Wee Pat', as he is called, first got involved with St Mary's GAA club in Maguiresbridge in County Fermanagh at the age of 14 when he went to football training.

He fell in love with the game and has still lost none of his boyish enthusiasm in the intervening 55 years and still coaches the U16 side.

Pat been involved in youth development at the club for an amazing 40 years and is the one person instantly associated with St Mary's, partly because he lives just 300 yards from the grounds.

I think Pat's lifelong dedication to the club as a player, coach and groundsman is deserving of recognition outside our small community Jon Porteous

Pat has been nominated by John Porteous who came under his coaching pedigree at the age of six.

"He holds the keys to the pitch and is there half an hour before every training session and is there until the last child has been collected safely.

"I think Pat's lifelong dedication to the club as a player, coach and groundsman is deserving of recognition outside our small community."

John Tully: Most coaches have aspirations to progress from the seconds up to the top, but John has never been one to hog the limelight.

He's been with the UUJ football second team since 1973, doing all the jobs behind the scenes from washing the kit to doubling up as linesman and driver.

He is a loyal and unassumingly genuine person who has given his free time to both study and community sport Trish McFarland

He attends training two nights a week as well as Saturday matches. More than two thousand players have gone through the club in his time, including Northern Ireland internationals Jim Cleary, Tommy Connell and Stephen Penny.

John has been nominated by Trish McFarland who praises his unheralded work.

"John prefers to work on developing players from the second and thirds and has an unbroken service of more than 30 years.

"He is a loyal and unassumingly genuine person who has given his free time to both study and community sport."

Michael McGreevy: Denise Wilson has nominated her postman for the Unsung Hero Award though she knows Michael best from his unstinting work with Dromore Athletics Club.

"He keeps himself fit from his day job and he helps keep everyone else fit through his work in athletics!"

I regained fitness thanks to Michael's care, attention and diligence Tyrone Howe

One of the individuals who have benefitted from Michael's expertise is former Ireland rugby player Tyrone Howe, who was encouraged to continue with the game when he considered quitting because of serious injury.

"I regained fitness thanks to Michael's care, attention and diligence," says Tyrone.

Michael has been responsible for the entire Athletics Club for 28 years, taking sessions twice a week and attending events on a regular basis.