He was part of the St Finbarr's junior team that won the Cork JHC medal on the field of play in 1956.
[1] He spent over a decade with the St Finbarr's senior team, and was a non-playing substitute when "the Barr's" beat University College Cork in the 1965 final.
[2] Following his retirement from playing, Finn continued his long-standing association with St Finbarr's as a coach, selector and committee member.
[3] Finn was also involved as a club administrator when St Finbarr's enjoyed five Cork SHC successes between 1980 and 1988.
One of his first initiatives as manager was his insistence that, as a Cork team, the colour of the jerseys should be changed from white to red.