Kennedy McIntosh (January 21, 1949 – March 6, 2009[1]) was an American professional basketball player whose NBA career lasted from 1971-1975. At 6'7" tall, he played the forward position.
Though born in Detroit, McIntosh attended high school on Michigan's western half, playing basketball at South Haven High School in South Haven. 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 NBA 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.[2] He spent the rest of his career with Seattle, retiring in 1975 because of injury. Over his NBA career, McIntosh averaged 5.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.[3]
McIntosh's number 54 jersey was retired by Eastern Michigan University in 2006.[1]
McIntosh died of a stroke at UCLA-Santa Monica Hospital, Los Angeles on March 6, 2009, aged 60.[4]
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^ ab"Former NBA player Kennedy McIntosh dies at 60". Associated Press. March 11, 2009. Retrieved on March 11, 2009.
^Chicago Bulls All-Time Transactions. NBA.com. Retrieved on March 11, 2009.
^Kenny McIntosh statistics. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on March 11, 2009.
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kennedy, mcintosh, january, 1949, march, 2009, american, professional, basketball, player, whose, career, lasted, from, 1971, 1975, tall, played, forward, position, personal, informationborn, 1949, january, 1949detroit, michigandiedmarch, 2009, 2009, aged, ang. Kennedy McIntosh January 21 1949 March 6 2009 1 was an American professional basketball player whose NBA career lasted from 1971 1975 At 6 7 tall he played the forward position Kennedy McIntoshPersonal informationBorn 1949 01 21 January 21 1949Detroit MichiganDiedMarch 6 2009 2009 03 06 aged 60 Los Angeles CaliforniaNationalityAmericanListed height6 ft 7 in 2 01 m Listed weight225 lb 102 kg Career informationHigh schoolSouth Haven South Haven Michigan CollegeEastern Michigan 1967 1971 NBA draft1971 1st round 15th overall pickSelected by the Chicago BullsPlaying career1971 1974PositionPower forwardNumber40 43Career history1971 1972Chicago Bulls1972 1974Seattle SuperSonicsCareer highlights and awardsNo 54 retired by Eastern Michigan EaglesStats at NBA comStats at Basketball Reference com Though born in Detroit McIntosh attended high school on Michigan s western half playing basketball at South Haven High School in South Haven 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 NBA 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 2 He spent the rest of his career with Seattle retiring in 1975 because of injury Over his NBA career McIntosh averaged 5 3 points and 3 9 rebounds per game 3 McIntosh s number 54 jersey was retired by Eastern Michigan University in 2006 1 McIntosh died of a stroke at UCLA Santa Monica Hospital Los Angeles on March 6 2009 aged 60 4 References edit a b Former NBA player Kennedy McIntosh dies at 60 Associated Press March 11 2009 Retrieved on March 11 2009 Chicago Bulls All Time Transactions NBA com Retrieved on March 11 2009 Kenny McIntosh statistics basketball reference com Retrieved on March 11 2009 Former NBA player Kennedy McIntosh dies at 60 permanent dead link External links edithttps web archive org web 20070207083800 http www databasebasketball com players playerpage htm ilkid MCINTKE01 https www basketball reference com players m mcintke01 html nbsp This biographical article relating to a United States basketball player coach or other figure born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kennedy McIntosh amp oldid 1210470547, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
