Doug McIntosh
{{short description|American former basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Doug McIntosh
| image =
| caption =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 7
| weight_lb =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1945|2|20}}
| birth_place = Oneida, Kentucky, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|4|9|1945|2|20}}
| death_place =
| high_school = Lily (Lily, Kentucky)
| college = UCLA (1963–1966)
| draft_year = 1966
| career_position = Power forward / center
| highlights =
- 2× NCAA champion (1964, 1965)
}}
Paul Douglas McIntosh (February 20, 1945{{snd}}April 9, 2021) was an American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins. He won two national championships with the Bruins. He later became a pastor.
Basketball career
McIntosh, a center from Lily High School in Lily, Kentucky, was originally planning to play college ball for Tennessee, but their coach lost his job, and the school's interest waned. McIntosh instead attended the University of California at Los Angeles, and played for the Bruins under future Hall of Fame coach John Wooden.{{cite magazine|last=DeFord|first=Frank|title=The Team of '64|date=March 26, 1979|magazine=Sports Illustrated|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1979/03/26/823486/the-team-of-64-ucla-was-just-one-more-school-with-a-basketball-team-until-seven-players-introduced-the-bruins-to-the-art-of-winning-by-going-30-0-and-taking-the-ncaa-title|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918121343/https://www.si.com/vault/1979/03/26/823486/the-team-of-64-ucla-was-just-one-more-school-with-a-basketball-team-until-seven-players-introduced-the-bruins-to-the-art-of-winning-by-going-30-0-and-taking-the-ncaa-title|archivedate=September 18, 2018|url-status=live}} He was a key reserve for the Bruins as they won their first national title in 1964, playing around 30 minutes in the championship game against Duke and grabbing 11 rebounds.[http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/ncaa-tournament/history/yearbyyear/1964 1964 NCAA tournament results at CBS Sports], accessed October 2, 2011 He filled in for starter Fred Slaughter, who barely played after being injured on the game's opening tip.{{cite news|last=Whicker|first=Mark|title=UCLA's first reign-drop|date=March 9, 2014|newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2014/03/09/whicker-uclas-first-reign-drop/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815045447/https://www.ocregister.com/2014/03/09/whicker-uclas-first-reign-drop/|archivedate=August 15, 2018|url-status=live|via=The Orange County Register}}
McIntosh became a starter as a junior in 1964–65, replacing the departed senior Slaughter, and UCLA repeated as national champions. In the championship game against Michigan, Wooden opted to play sophomore reserve Mike Lynn over McIntosh for most of the game, much like he had favored McIntosh over Slaughter a year earlier. After the game, McIntosh expressed agreement with his coach's substitution.{{cite book|last=Hager|first=Tom|title=The Ultimate Book of March Madness: The Players, Games, and Cinderellas that Captivated a Nation|year=2012|publisher=MVP Books|pages=58–9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F-PqqMNzzFQC&q=%22Doug%20McIntosh%22%20basketball%20kentucky&pg=PA58|isbn=9780760343234}} As a senior, McIntosh appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated{{'s}} issue previewing the upcoming college season.{{cite book|last=Davis|first=Seth|title=Wooden: A Coach's Life|year=2014|publisher=Macmillan|page=256|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gT5GAgAAQBAJ&q=In%20the%20fall%20of%201965%2C%20Sports%20Illustrated%20previewed%20the%20coming%20season%20with%20a%20cover%20photo%20showing%20UCLAs%20Doug%20McIntosh&pg=PA256|isbn=9780805092806}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20100211191854/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/cover/featured/7951/index.htm SI cover, December 6, 1965], accessed October 2, 2011 For his Bruin career, McIntosh scored 543 points (6.4 per game) and 486 rebounds (5.7 per game).[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/1011MBB_MG_Records.pdf 2010-11 UCLA men's basketball media guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083743/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ucla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/1011MBB_MG_Records.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}, accessed October 2, 2011
Years later, Wooden said that McIntosh was one of the two players in his coaching tenure who came closest to fulfilling their potential. After seeing him as a freshman, Wooden did not believe that McIntosh would ever play much with the school's varsity. However, he was surprised that the center became a significant contributor and eventual starter.{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/page2/s/questions/wooden.html|title=10 burning questions for John Wooden|website=ESPN.com|date=November 13, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160815084222/http://www.espn.com/page2/s/questions/wooden.html|archive-date=August 15, 2016|url-status=live}} Wooden was as proud of McIntosh as any player that he ever coached.
Later years
After college, McIntosh was not selected in the 1966 NBA draft. He attended seminary at Dallas Theological Seminary and later co-founded the Cornerstone Bible Church in Lilburn, Georgia.{{cite news|last=Fowler|first=Clay|title=The 1964 UCLA basketball team won the program's first of many national championships|date=December 16, 2016|work=Inside UCLA|url=http://www.insidesocal.com/ucla/2016/12/16/the-1964-ucla-basketball-team-won-the-programs-first-of-many-national-championships/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918122526/http://www.insidesocal.com/ucla/2016/12/16/the-1964-ucla-basketball-team-won-the-programs-first-of-many-national-championships/|archivedate=September 18, 2018|url-status=live}}[http://www.cornerstonebibch.org/html/History.html Cornerstone Bible Church - History], accessed October 2, 2011
McIntosh died on April 9, 2021, after a long illness.[https://www.wagesfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Doug-Mcintosh/#!/Obituary Obituary], accessed April 14, 2021
References
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