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. 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.