Ray Silke

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Ray Silke
Personal information
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Right Half Back
Born (1970-08-17) 17 August 1970 (age 53)
Galway, Ireland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Nickname Silkey
Occupation Teacher
Club(s)
YearsClub
1988–2004
Corofin
Club titles
Galway titles 7
Connacht titles 3
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1992–2001
Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 3
All-Irelands 2
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Ray Silke (born 17 August 1970) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Corofin and was their centre-back and captain when they won the All-Ireland on St Patrick's Day in 1998.

Corofin were the first Connacht Club to ever win the Andy Kerrigan Cup in '98 and the club won it several more times after that.

He was also a member of the Galway senior inter-county team from the 1990s until 2001. Silke captained Galway to their first All-Ireland title thirty-two years in 1998 when they defeated Mick O' Dwyer's Kildare in the final. Silke continued to teach after retiring from football and occasionally makes media appearances to report and analysis on many games. Silke is married with 4 children. Silkes nephews currently play at senior level for both Corofin GAA and Galway GAA [1]

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References

  1. "Silke calls it a day". www.hoganstand.com. 21 January 2002. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Galway Senior Football Captain
1998
Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by All-Ireland Senior Club Football
winning captain

1998
Succeeded by
Preceded by All-Ireland Senior Football
winning captain

1998
Succeeded by