Kennedy McIntosh (January 21, 1949 – March 6, 2009"Former NBA player Kennedy McIntosh dies at 60". Associated Press. March 11, 2009. Retrieved on March 11, 2009.) was an American professional basketball player whose NBA career lasted from 1971 to 1975. At 6'7" tall, he played the forward position.
Career 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.Chicago Bulls All-Time Transactions. NBA.com. Retrieved on March 11, 2009. 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.
McIntosh's number 54 jersey was retired by Eastern Michigan University in 2006.
Death McIntosh died of a stroke at UCLA-Santa Monica Hospital, Los Angeles on March 6, 2009, aged 60.Former NBA player Kennedy McIntosh dies at 60
Career statistics
NBA Source
Regular season {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right;" !Year !Team !GP !GS !MPG !FG% !FT% !RPG !APG !SPG !BPG !PPG |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Chicago | 43 || 4 || 9.4 || .339 || .477 || 2.1 || .4 || || || 3.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Chicago | 3 || 0 || 11.0 || .615 || .000 || 3.0 || .3 || || || 5.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Seattle | 56 || || 19.7 || .326 || .615 || 4.0 || .9 || || || 4.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Seattle | 69 || || 29.8 || .389 || .607 || 5.2 || 1.4 || .8 || .4 || 7.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Seattle | 6 || || 16.8 || .207 || .667 || 2.5 || 1.2 || .7 || .5 || 3.0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 177 || 4 || 20.9 || .361 || .581 || 3.9 || 1.0 || .7 || .4 || 5.3
References
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20070207083800/http://www.databasebasketball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MCINTKE01 https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mcintke01.html