Inter-county
Reidy first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Kilkenny minor hurling team in the early 1940s. He won a Leinster title in this grade in 1942 following a 3-10 to 0-4 defeat of Dublin, however, the subsequent All-Ireland series of games were later suspended.
In 1945 Reidy was a key member of the KIlkenny senior team. That year he won his first Leinster winners' medal, however, he didn't line out in the subsequent All-Ireland final. Tipperary provided the opposition on that occasion. Almost 70,000 people packed into Croke Park to witness a classic encounter, with 5,000 more fans being locked out of the stadium. Tipp took the lead at half-time, however, Kilkenny fought back with three second-half goals. In spite of this Tipp held on to win the game by 5-6 to 3-6.
Reidy missed Kilkenny's Leinster final triumph in 1946, however, he was back on the team for the All-Ireland final with Cork. The game itself pitted Cork against old rivals Kilkenny for the first time since 1939. Two quick goals just before half-time put Cork in the driving seat. Five more goals followed in the second period as Cork were the 7-5 to 3-8 winners.
Reidy won a second Leinster title following a defeat of Dublin in 1947. The All-Ireland final was a repeat of the previous year as Cork and Kilkenny did battle again. In what has been described by many as the greatest hurling decider of all-time Mossy O'Riordan and Joe Kelly scored two goals that almost won the game for Cork. Kilkenny, however, fought back with Terry Leahy and Jim Langton leading the charge and eventually won the game by 'the usual point' on a score line of 0-14 to 2-7. It was Reidy's first, and onle, All-Ireland winners' medal.
1950 saw Reidy win a third Leinster title. He later line dout in another All-Ireland final, however, on this occasion Tipperary won the game by a single point. Following this defeat Reidy's involvement at inter-county level ended.
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