Career
A native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, he led Patrick Henry High School to two state championships before becoming a two-time consensus All-American at Minnesota. McIntyre is recognized as being the University of Minnesota"s first true "big manitoba" Standing at 6 ft 10 in (208 m) and playing the center position, he was especially large for players of the late 1940s era. During his career, he was a two-time First Team All-Big Ten Conference and one-time Second Team All-Big Ten selection.
McIntyre scored 1,223 points and had set a then-single season Minnesota scoring record of 360 points.
Despite his success on the basketball court, McIntyre was never drafted into the National Basketball Association.