[2] He also played Gaelic football with Canovee and won Mid Cork JFC titles around this time.
[3] A lack of employment opportunities during the Emergency resulted in O'Grady emigrating to England for a period.
O'Grady soon came to the notice of the inter-county selectors and he was a non-playing substitute when Cork beat Dublin in the 1952 All-Ireland final.
Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams.
Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams.