He was a member of the Garda Síochána for a time, but later became a sales representative for a mineral water company and managed the Crystal Ballroom in Dublin.
The Annascaul GAA club's home ground, opened in 1984, is named Paddy Kennedy Memorial Park after him.
Regarded by many as one of the all-time greats of Kerry football, he was captain of the 1946 All-Ireland winning team.
Jimmy Duggan scored a goal for Galway just before half-time, but Kerry hit four points in the second half to secure a narrow victory.
The attendance was affected by restrictions under "The Emergency", with a thousand fans travelling by peat-fueled train, and two Kerrymen cycling a tandem bicycle from Killarney to Dublin.