At club level he played with Shamrocks and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team.
He first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork junior hurling team at various stages between 1911 and 1915.
[3] He lined out in all except one of Cork's championship games that year, including the 1919 All-Ireland final defeat of Dublin.
[4] Kelleher won a second successive Munster SHC title the following year but ended up on the losing side in the 1920 All-Ireland final after a defeat by Dublin.
[6] Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams.