He played hurling with his local club Thurles Sarsfields and was a member of the very first Tipperary inter-county team in 1887.
He was noted as a fine sportsperson and represented his native Thurles hurling club in the 1880s.
In 1887 he won a Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship title with the club, and was consequently picked, with the rest of the team, to represent Tipperary in the inaugural All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.
Healy's most notable moment came when he scored the very first goal in an All-Ireland Hurling Final.
Healy took a pass from team captain Jim Stapleton and made no mistake in sending a low, hard drive to the back of the opposition's net.