Ray Silke
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 in 1998.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Right Half Back | ||
| Born |
17 August 1970 Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Nickname | Silkey | ||
| Occupation | Teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1988–2004 | Corofin | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 7 | ||
| Connacht titles | 3 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1992–2001 | Galway | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Corofin were the first Connacht Club to ever win the Andy Kerrigan Cup in '98 and the club has won it three times since that success defeating Nemo Rangers and Killarney Crokes in the last two finals.
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.[1]
References
- "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 Jim McConville (Crossmaglen Rangers) |
All-Ireland Senior Club Football winning captain 1998 |
Succeeded by John McEntee (Crossmaglen Rangers) |
| Preceded by Liam Hassett (Kerry) |
All-Ireland Senior Football winning captain 1998 |
Succeeded by Graham Geraghty (Meath) |
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