At club level, he played with Carrick Davins and St Aidan's, Enniscorthy and at inter-county level was a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.
Kenny first played hurling at club level with Carrick Davins.
[1] Kenny returned to the Davins club won consecutive Tipperary SHC medals in 1966 and 1967.
[2] He was also part of the Carrick Davins team that won the Munster Club SHC title after a defeat of Ballygunner in 1966.
He won a National League–Munster SHC double in 1968 before being a substitute on the team beaten by Wexford in that year's All-Ireland final.