He won his first All-Ireland Championship title at centre-back in 1959, before coming on as a substitute to claim a second winners' medal after a defeat of Roscommon in 1962.
[2] Coffey was also a two-time All-Ireland runner-up and was involved in three National League title-winning teams.
[3] Coffey spent his entire working life with the Electricity Supply Board.
After his first posting to Dundalk, he later transferred to Dublin where he reached the position of higher executive officer.
Coffey died after a period of ill health aged 48 at St Luke's Hospital in Rathgar on 6 December 1981.