Quigley played hurling in all grades as a student at
St Peter's College in
Wexford. He was part of the St Peter's team that won the
Leinster Colleges SHC title before later claiming a
Dr Croke Cup medal after a 5-11 to 3-06 win over
Limerick CBS in the
1967 All-Ireland colleges final replay. At club level, Quigley first played for
Rathnure at juvenile and underage levels and was part of the club's under-21 team that won the Wexford U21HC title in 1970. His 20-year senior team career yielded nine
Wexford SHC titles between 1967 and 1986. Quigley also won four
Leinster Club SHC medals during this period, however, Rathnure lost all of the subsequent
All-Ireland club finals. At inter-county level, Quigley first played for
Wexford during a two-year tenure with the minor team. He won back-to-back
Leinster MHC medals and was at corner-back when Wexford beat
Cork by 4-01 to 1-08 in the
1966 All-Ireland minor final replay. Quigley later won two
Leinster U21HC medals. Quigley was just out of the minor grade when he made his
senior team debut in 1967. He won a
Leinster SHC medal in his debut season before later claiming an
All-Ireland SHC medal after coming on as a substitute in the 5-08 to 3-12 victory over
Tipperary in the
1968 All-Ireland final. Quigley won three more Leinster SHC medals - 1970, 1976 and 1977 - but faced defeat in each of the subsequent All-Ireland finals. He also claimed
National Hurling League honours in 1973 and was named on the
All-Star team in 1974. Performances at inter-county level for Wexford resulted in Quigley being called up to the
Leinster inter-provincial team. He won
Railway Cup medals in 1971 and 1975 following defeats of
Munster in those finals. ==Personal life==