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Place of Birth: Meelick, Connacht, Ireland
About Seán Silke
- Seán Silke (born 27 September 1950) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a centre-back for the Galway senior team.Born in Meelick, County Galway, Silke first played competitive hurling in his youth.
- He made his first impression on the inter-county scene when he made his senior debut during the 1971-72 National Hurling League.
- Silke went on to play a key role for Galway for over a decade, and won one All-Ireland medal and one National Hurling League medal.
- He was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions. As a member of the Connacht inter-provincial team at various times throughout his career, Silke won two Railway Cup medal.
- At club level he played with Meelick-Eyrecourt, winning junior and intermediate championship medals. With St.
- Patrick's College, Maynooth, Silke won two Fitzgibbon Cup medals, the only time the college has been successful in the competition. Throughout his career Silke made 27 championship appearances for Galway.
- His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1984 championship. Silke is widely regarded as one of Galway's greatest-ever hurlers.
- He has often been voted onto teams made up of the sport's greats, including at centre-back on the Galway Hurling Team of the Millennium and on the Fitzgibbon Cup Team of the Century.In retirement from playing, Silke became involved in team management and coaching.
- He has served as a selector with the Galway senior team, as well as manager of the Galway junior team and the Ireland hurling-shinty team.
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