He played for club sides Lixnaw, Finuge and Blarney and was also a member of the Kerry senior hurling team.
[1] Born and raised in Lixnaw, County Kerry, Griffin first played hurling and Gaelic football as a schoolboy with Causeway Comprehensive.
Griffin began his club career at juvenile and underage levels with Lixnaw, winning three successive Kerry U21HC titles from 2002 to 2004.
[13] Griffin began his inter-county career with Kerry as part of the minor team that beat Carlow to win the All-Ireland MBHC title in 2001.
After several seasons without success, Griffin claimed his first senior silverware in 2010 when Kerry won Division 3A of the National League after a 2-18 to 1-15 defeat of Derry in the final.
[22] Griffin's tenure as captain also saw Kerry claim a second Christy Ring Cup title after a 1-20 to 0-12 defeat of Derry in the 2015 final.
[25] He made a number of appearances for the international team over the following few years before claiming a winners' medal in 2009 after Ireland's 1-11 to 1-08 defeat of Scotland.