O'Driscoll first came to prominence as a Gaelic footballer with the Fermoy team that played in five consecutive county finals in the 1940s.
He first lined out for the Cork senior football team in 1937, before claiming a Munster Championship title with the juniors n 1940.
A hand injury necessitated the amputation of one of O'Driscoll's fingers, a procedure which resulted in him losing his place on the starting fifteen.
In spite of this, he was listed amongst the substitutes when Cork claimed the All-Ireland title after a defeat of Cavan in the final.
[1][2][3] O'Driscoll won a second Munster Championship with the Cork seniors shortly before his retirement from the inter-county game in 1949.