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Place of Birth: Gort, Connacht, Ireland
About Sylvie Linnane
- Sylvester Linnane (born 29 December 1956) is an Irish retired 3 time All-Star winning hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Galway senior team.Born in Gort, County Galway, Linnane first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Galway minor team, before later joining the under-21 team.
- He made his senior debut during the 1976 championship.
- Linnane went on to play a key role for Galway for over a decade, and won three All-Ireland medals and two National Hurling League medals.
- He was an All-Ireland runner-up on four occasions. As a member of the Connacht inter-provincial team, Linnane won four Railway Cup medals.
- At club level he is a two-time Connacht medallist with Gort.
- In addition to this he also won two championship medals. Throughout his career Linnane made 28 championship appearances for Galway.
- His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1989 championship. Linnane 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 right corner-back on the Galway Hurling Team of the Millennium.
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