[1] Born in Millstreet, County Cork, Burke first played competitive football in his youth.
He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later joining the under-21 side.
[2] He joined the senior panel during the 1965 championship and enjoyed a brief one-year inter-county career.
At club level Burke is a one-time junior championship medallist with Millstreet.
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