Chris McIntosh

Chris McIntosh
McIntosh in 2023
Current position
TitleAthletic director
TeamWisconsin
ConferenceBig Ten
Biographical details
Born (1977-02-20) February 20, 1977 (age 47)
Pewaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
Playing career
1996–1999Wisconsin
2000–2002Seattle Seahawks
Position(s)Offensive tackle
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2014–2016Wisconsin (Director of business development)
2016–2017Wisconsin (Associate athletic director for business development)
2017–2021Wisconsin (Deputy AD)
2021–presentWisconsin
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
As a player

Chris McIntosh (born February 20, 1977) is an American college athletics administrator, businessman, and former football player who is the current athletic director at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.[1] He played professionally as a tackle for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL)

He played college football as an offensive tackle for the Wisconsin Badgers, earning a consensus unanimous All-American selection, Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year and a 2000 Rose Bowl victory. McIntosh was selected by the Seahawks in the first round of the 2000 NFL draft. He played for parts of three seasons but suffered a neck injury in 2001 which derailed his career and led him to retire from football before the start of the 2003 season. Upon his retirement from the NFL, McIntosh pursued various unsuccessful business ventures in the private sector before returning to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he would quickly rise to become deputy athletic director before being selected to succeed longtime athletic director and former head football coach Barry Alvarez upon Alvarez's retirement.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Wisconsin Athletics Staff Directory". uwbadgers.com. University of Wisconsin Athletic Department. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  2. ^ Megargee, Steve (June 2, 2021). "Wisconsin promotes Chris McIntosh to replace Alvarez as AD". AP News. The Associated Press. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Milewski, Todd (July 24, 2021). "Read Chris McIntosh's cover letter, resume for the Wisconsin athletic director job". madison.com. Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved September 9, 2021.