At club level he played with Borris–Ileigh and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.
He first played for Borris–Ileigh at juvenile and underage levels and was part of the team that won the club's inaugural Tipperary U21AHC title in 1969.
He was at centre-forward on the Borris–Ileigh team that beat Rathnure in the 1987 All-Ireland club final.
[5] Much of his senior career coincided with a barren spell for Tipperary, however, he won a National League title in 1979.
[6] In retirement from playing he served as a senior team selector under Babs Keating.