Hall of Fame
McIntyre played four seasons at linebacker for coach Roy Kidd from 1976-79. He was a four-year letter winner, a first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference choice and a selection to the Kodak First-Team All-America team and a second-team Associated Press pick for All-America honors in 1979 when EKU won its first national championship. McIntyre led the OVC in tackles that season with 67 solo tackles and 77 assists and was named OVC Defensive Player of the Week after the opening game of the year when he totaled 10 solo tackles, six assists, had a pass interception and a pass deflection and caused a fumble which was recovered in the end zone to stop a Kent State drive that helped EKU secure its first win in its history over an Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) school, 17-14. Perhaps, his best game as a Colonel came in his first start as a sophomore in 1977 when he collected 12 tackles, 13 assists, recovered a fumble and graded 96 percent on his assignments in Eastern’s impressive 24-7 victory over the Delaware Blue Hens. This game also produced OVC Defensive Player of the Week award. McIntyre was a second-team all-conference choice his junior season in 1978 coming back from a knee injury that cut his sophomore year short. Upon graduation, he had tryouts with the NFL’s Green Bay Packers in 1981 and the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League in 1982.
