Daly was a member of a footballing family associated with St. Mary's Granard club, stretching back to the 1930's and beyond. Daly's own career started with a win in the schools' championship in 1960. Further championship medals followed at juvenile and underage levels before he was selected to play on the Longford minor team in 1966. Daly won a
County Championship title before he reached the highlight of his career when he captained the Longford senior team to their only
Leinster Championship title in 1968. ==Honours==