He made his first appearance with the Kerry senior side during the 1944 Munster Championship.
Lyne won three Munster Championship medals in total, however, the highlight of his brief inter-county career was the 1946 All-Ireland final replay defeat of Roscommon.
He also lined out as team captain in the 1947 All-Ireland final defeat by Cavan at the Polo Grounds in New York.
[1] Lyne was born just outside Killarney, County Kerry and spent his entire life working on the family farm.
Lyne's nephews, Pat, Tom and Mick Spillane, won a total of 19 All-Ireland medals with Kerry between 1975 and 1986.