His league and championship career at senior level with the Mayo county team spanned three decades from 1958 until 1974.
[citation needed] Corcoran made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was selected for the Mayo minor team.
[citation needed] As a member of the Connacht inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Corcoran won a Railway Cup medal in 1969.
[citation needed] Kevin McStay mentioned Corcoran as only being matched by Cillian O'Connor in the pantheon of Mayo forwards.
So that's two top class forwards, heavy scoring machines in 50–60 years", McStay told Dermot Crowe in 2022.