Maher's hurling career began as a schoolboy when, in 1934, he was a member of the Ballytarsna team that won the initial rural juvenile title.
[2] Maher continued to line out at club level until 1956, by which time he had also won two Mid Tipperary SHC titles.
After a period away from the team he was recalled and lined out at full-forward when Tipperary won three successive All-Ireland SHC titles from 1949 to 1951.
[4] Maher also won three successive Munster SHC medals and three National League titles before his inter-county career ended in 1952.
[6] Maher died after a period of ill health at St. Vincent's Hospital in Dublin on 11 February 1999, aged 77.