Crinnigan first appeared on the inter-county scene with Kildare during a two-year tenure with the minor team.
As a member of the under-21 team for four years, he won three successive Leinster U21FC titles and was in goal when Kildare beat Cork in the 1965 All-Ireland under-21 final.
[2] Crinnigan was still eligible for the minor grade when he joined the senior team in 1965 and never missed a championship game until his retirement in 1980.
During that time, he lined out in six Leinster finals without success, however, he became Kildare's first ever All-Star recipient in 1978.
[4] He was denied an eighth Kildare SFC medal when Carbury were beaten by Johnstownbridge in 1988 final.