Hurson began refereeing in 2008.
Club Hurson refereed the 2010, 2012 and 2013 Tyrone JFC final, as well as the 2013 Tyrone IFC final.
Inter-county Hurson refereed the
2014 National Football League Division 3 final and
2018 National Football League Division 2 final. Hurson is a clubmate of Kerry coach
Paddy Tally. Ahead of the 2022 All-Ireland SFC final, Galway manager
Pádraic Joyce was asked to comment on this. Kerry manager
Jack O'Connor was also asked about it. Hurson sent off
Paul Conroy in Galway's
2022 National Football League game against Derry. By the end of 2022, Hurson had refereed every major national final except the
Munster Senior Football Championship and the
MacRory Cup, the latter of which he was appointed to referee in 2020 but the competition ended prematurely due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. It was the 36th championship game (34th SFC) he had refereed. ==Personal life==