GOAN SPORTS ICONS FROM EAST AFRICA: The lovable clown prince of sport CYPRIAN FERNANDES Published Aug 25, 2023, 11:36 PM IST SHARE ON PRINT Sylvester (Silu) Fernandes will always be remembered for being one of the guys who ever played any sport . He lived his life with a happy smile no matter what the situation. He drove many an opposing play around the bend with some of his unconventional antics as a left half-back … for example, on one occasion, his stick got stuck in an opposing player’s sock … they had a laugh and beer after the game. Hockey mates used to say that Silu had a trick and a smile for every occasion. He remains amongst the most loved of any sport he played. Hailing from Carmona-Salcete, three-time Kenya hockey international, Silu, the second of five brothers, was born on November 26, 1936, in Nairobi where he attended the Goan Mecca of sportsmen and sportswomen, the famed Dr Ribeiro Goan School. Growing up at the Railway qu...
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