Kennedy McIntosh

Kennedy McIntosh (January 21, 1949 – March 6, 2009) was an American professional basketball player whose NBA career ran from 1971 to 1975. A forward, he stood 6'7". Born in Detroit, McIntosh attended high school on the western side of Michigan, playing at South Haven High School in South Haven. He went on to Eastern Michigan University, where he scored 2,219 points and grabbed 1,426 rebounds. He was selected in the first round of the 1971 NBA draft, taken 15th overall by the Chicago Bulls. McIntosh played for the Bulls until October 1972, when he was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics for Gar Heard and a draft pick. He spent the remainder of his career in Seattle, retiring in 1975 because of injury. Across his NBA career he averaged 5.3 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. Eastern Michigan University retired his number 54 jersey in 2006. McIntosh died of a stroke at UCLA-Santa Monica Hospital in Los Angeles on March 6, 2009, at the age of 60.