Chris McIntosh
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.
McIntosh in 2023 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Athletic director |
| Team | Wisconsin |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | February 20, 1977 Pewaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Playing career | |
| 1996–1999 | Wisconsin |
| 2000–2002 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Position(s) | Offensive tackle |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2014–2016 | Wisconsin (Director of business development) |
| 2016–2017 | Wisconsin (Associate athletic director for business development) |
| 2017–2021 | Wisconsin (Deputy AD) |
| 2021–present | Wisconsin |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
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After a standout college career as an offensive tackle for the Wisconsin Badgers that included a consensus All-American selection, Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year award, and 2000 Rose Bowl victory, McIntosh played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Seattle Seahawks. He was selected 22nd overall by the Seahawks in 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.