He captained Parnells in a Dublin Junior Football Championship final and was in the Parnells team that lost to St Vincents in the 1950 Dublin Senior Football Championship final. At 17 he was also selected as a substitute for the Dublin county team's senior panel.
He led Parnells in a Dublin Junior Football Championship final and was part of the Parnells team that lost to St Vincents in the 1950 Dublin Senior Football Championship final. At 17, he was also chosen as a substitute for the Dublin county team's senior squad.