Kennedy McIntosh (January 21, 1949 – March 6, 2009Former NBA player Kennedy McIntosh dies at 60
. Associated Press. March 11, 2009. Retrieved on March 11, 2009.) was an American professional

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player whose

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career lasted from 1971 to 1975. At 6'7" tall, he played the forward position. Though born in

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, McIntosh attended high school on

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's western half, playing basketball at South Haven High School in South Haven. McIntosh went to college at

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, where he scored 2,219 points and grabbed 1,426 rebounds. He was then drafted in the first round (15th pick) of the

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. McIntosh played with the Bulls until October 1972, when he was traded to the

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and a draft pick. 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. McIntosh died of a stroke at UCLA-Santa Monica Hospital,

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Career statistics

NBA

Source

Regular season

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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 1949 births 2009 deaths 20th-century American sportsmen American men's basketball players Basketball players from Detroit Chicago Bulls draft picks Chicago Bulls players Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball players Memphis Pros draft picks Power forwards Seattle SuperSonics players {{1940s-US-basketball-bio-stub