Education
Though born in Detroit, McIntosh attended high school on Michigan"s western half, playing basketball at South Haven High School in South Haven.
Though born in Detroit, McIntosh attended high school on Michigan"s western half, playing basketball at South Haven High School in South Haven.
At 6"7" tall, he played the forward position. McIntosh went to college at Eastern Michigan University, where he scored 2,219 points and grabbed 1,426 rebounds. He was then drafted in the first round (15th pick) of the 1971 National Basketball Association Draft by the Chicago Bulls.
McIntosh played with the Bulls until October 1972, when he was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics for Gar Heard and a draft pick.
He spent the rest of his career with Seattle, retiring in 1975 because of injury. Over his National Basketball Association career, McIntosh averaged 5.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.
McIntosh"s number 54 jersey was retired by Eastern Michigan University in 2006. McIntosh died of a stroke at University of California, Los Angeles-Santa Monica Hospital, Los Angeles on March 6, 2009, aged 60.