He enjoyed his first success at adult level when he was part of the Toomevera team that won the Tipperary IHC title in 1984.
[2][3] King added further Tipperary SHC titles to his collection in 1998 and 1999, before ending his career back with the club's intermediate team.
He was later dropped from the panel but earned a recall in 1994 and won a National League medal on the field of play that year.
[7] King made his only Munster SHC appearance in a defeat by Clare that season.
He has served as a selector at various times with the Toomevara senior team, including during the club's Tipperary SHC-winning season in 2004.