At club level he played with Midleton, Carrigtwohill and Cobh and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team.
Tabb's performances at club level earned a call-up to the Cork senior hurling team.
[4] Such was Tabb's influence in that game that he earned selection on the starting fifteen for the 1939 All-Ireland final defeat by Kilkenny.
[5] He was part of Cork's 1939-40 National Hurling League-winning team before leaving the panel.
[6] Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams.