He soon progressed to adult level and was part of the team that won the club's very first North Cork JHC title in 1961.
[2] Sheedy also played Gaelic football and won two consecutive North Cork JFC medals with the Glanworth club.
He later returned as an Avondhu selector and was part of the management team that helped to division to the Cork SHC title in 1996.
[6] Avondhu's success resulted in Sheedy being nominated for the position of selector with the Cork senior hurling team in 1997.
[7] He remained in that position for much of the following decade and served under Jimmy Barry-Murphy, Tom Cashman, Dónal O'Grady and John Allen.