His league and championship career at senior level with the Mayo county team lasted five seasons from 1989 until 1993.
[2] Fitzmaurice made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was chosen for the Mayo minor team.
He was captain of the side in 1985 and claimed an All-Ireland medal following a defeat of Cork.
He was a regular on the starting fifteen over the next five years and won one Connacht medal.
He finished the 1989 championship as the top scorer Fitzmaurice played his last game for Mayo in March 1993