At club level he played with Kilmacud Crokes and was an All-Ireland Championship winner with the Kilkenny senior hurling team.
Maher was still eligible to play for the minor team on 1951 but, having moved to the capital for work, a mix-up arose and he was unable to line out for Kilkenny.
Maher went on to win his only senior All-Ireland title that year after beating Waterford in the final.
[2] His other honours at senior level with Kilkenny include four Leinster Championships and a National Hurling League title.
Maher qualified as an electrical engineer in England and spent his entire working life with the ESB.