At club level he played with Drom & Inch and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.
Looby first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Drom & Inch club.
He eventually joined the club's senior team and won a Mid Tipperary Championship title in 1984.
[1] He progressed onto the Tipperary under-21 team and an All-Ireland Under-21 Championship title in 1979.
[2] Looby subsequently made a number of league and championship appearances with the Tipperary senior hurling team between 1979 and 1980.