He usually played at wing forward for the Laois senior football team and in 2003 was part of the Laois team that won the Leinster Senior Football Championship title for the first time since 1946.
As a regular player, he usually took to the field as a wing forward for the Laois senior football squad. In 2003, his team achieved a long-awaited victory in the Leinster Senior Football Championship, ending a drought that dated back to 1946.