P. J. McIntyre was a dual player from Kenmare, County Kerry. He played both football and hurling at inter-county and club level in Kerry during the 1960s and 1970s. He also played with Offaly and St Rynagh's.
His son Seamus followed in his father's footsteps in both sport and professional life by joining the Garda Síochána; he died in an accident in Cork City in 2001.[citation needed]