His brief career included All-Ireland Championship success with the Limerick senior hurling team.
Mackey first played hurling for the Ahane club, winning one Limerick County Championship medal.
[1] Mackey was born in Castleconnell, County Limerick, the fifth of eight children of John and Mary (née Carroll).
His father, nicknamed Tyler, was a former captain of the Limerick senior hurling team who won two Munster Championship titles.
[2] Mackey joined the Irish Army where he held the rank of corporal.