Reverend James McIntyre (1927 – December 10, 2005) was an American basketball player for the University of Minnesota from 1945 to 1949.

[1][2] McIntyre is recognized as being the University of Minnesota's first true "big man.

"[1] Standing at 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) and playing the center position, he was especially large for players of the late 1940s era.

He spent most of his later life as a Presbyterian reverend in the Twin Cities area and died on December 10, 2005, because of an infection.

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