| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Right Half Back | ||
| Born |
(1970-08-17) 17 August 1970 (age 54) 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 | ||
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
References
- "Silke calls it a day". www.hoganstand.com. 21 January 2002. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by | Galway Senior Football Captain 1998 |
Succeeded by |
| Achievements | ||
| Preceded byJim McConville (Crossmaglen Rangers) |
All-Ireland Senior Club Football winning captain 1998 |
Succeeded byJohn McEntee (Crossmaglen Rangers) |
| Preceded byLiam Hassett (Kerry) |
All-Ireland Senior Football winning captain 1998 |
Succeeded byGraham Geraghty (Meath) |
| Corofin – 1998 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Champions (1st title) | |
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| Galway – 1998 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (8th title) | |
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| Galway – 2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up | |
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| Galway – 2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (9th title) | |
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