 Browne played Gaelic football with Blackrock's sister club St. Michael's.On 15 November 1998, lined out at centre-back when St. Michael's defeated St. Finbarr's by 1-11 to 0-08 to win the Cork Intermediate Championship.On 17 July 1996, Browne made his first appearance for the Cork under-21 team at right corner-back in a 2-18 to 1-12 defeat of Tipperary.