Frank Burke (born 1952) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Galway senior team.
[1][2] Born in Turloughmore, County Galway, Burke first played competitive hurling at school at Presentation College, Athenry.
As a member of the Connacht inter-provincial team at various times throughout his career, Burke won one Railway Cup medal.
A 1-14 to 1-4 trouncing of Killimordaly gave him a Galway Senior Hurling Championship medal and the honour of lifting the cup.
[citation needed] As a member of the Galway under-21 hurling team in 1972, Burke tasted his first success at inter-county level.
[citation needed] Burke made his senior championship debut on 29 July 1973 in a shock 3-5 to 4-7 defeat by London in the All-Ireland quarter-final.
[3] Galway faced All-Ireland semi-final defeat over the next three years, however, Burke was personally honoured in 1976 when he collected his first All-Star award.
A 70-yards free by Liam "Chunky" O'Brien after just four minutes dipped, hit off Shinnors and ended up in the Galway net.
[5] It was Galway's first All-Ireland title since 1923, with Burke picking up a winners' medal and the celebrations surpassed anything ever seen in Croke Park.