[2] At club level, O'Donoghue had a lengthy careeras a dual player with Arravale Rovers.
O'Donoghue first appeared on the inter-county scene with Tipperary during a two-year tenure as a dual player at minor level.
He was goalkeeper when Tipperary won the All-Ireland MHC title in 1959, before serving as team captain in his final year in the grade.
O'Donoghue also won a total of four Railway Cup medals as a dual player with Munster.
[9] O'Donoghue was still a selector when Tipperary won a second Munster SHC during his tenure in 1993, before winning the National Hurling League title in 1994.