Since departing as Kerry manager, he has continued to write his renowned column with the Irish Examiner and is a co-commentator and analyst on The Sunday Game on RTÉ.
An All-Ireland medal winner in the intermediate grade, Fitzmaurice has a unique collection of Kerry novice, junior, intermediate and senior medals with the Finuge club and the Feale Rangers divisional side, captaining and inspiring Feale Rangers to the senior county championship in 2007.
[2] Finuge won the All Ireland junior championship in 2005, becoming the first team from Kerry to do so with Fitzmaurice playing an inspirational role from centre back.
[3] Fitzmaurice made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Kerry minor team.
[citation needed] Fitzmaurice was a member of the Munster inter-provincial team in 2004 but failed to win a Railway Cup medal.
He resigned in August 2018, winning his final game against Kildare as Kerry failed to progress to the All-Ireland semi-finals from the inaugural Super 8 group stage.
They were promoted as champions in the county league and won the Junior Premier Championship beating Listry after extra time in the final.
[11] A teacher of history at the co-educational school Pobalscoil Chorca Dhuibhne in Dingle since 2001, he succeeded the long-serving Pádraig Firtéar as principal in 2018.