John H. McIntosh | |
Birth Date: | 1 February 1879 |
Birth Place: | Early County, Georgia, U.S. |
Death Place: | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Player Sport1: | Football |
Player Team2: | Georgia |
Player Years2: | 1898–1899 |
Player Positions: | Fullback (football) Outfielder (baseball) |
Coach Sport1: | Football |
Coach Years2: | 1904–1905 |
Coach Team2: | Colorado Agricultural |
Coach Years3: | 1908–1910 |
Coach Team3: | Montana Agricultural |
Overall Record: | 7–18–6 |
Admin Team1: | Colorado Mines |
Admin Years1: | c. 1900 |
Admin Years2: | 1904–1905 |
Admin Team2: | Colorado Agricultural |
Admin Years3: | 1908–1910 |
Admin Team3: | Montana Agricultural |
John Houston McIntosh (February 1, 1879 – July 14, 1925) was an American college football player and coach, as well as an attorney and newspaper editor. He was the head coach of the Colorado State (1904–05) and Montana State (1908–10) football programs.[1] McIntosh was a star athlete at the University of Georgia in the late 1890s, and later moved west to coach football.
John H. McIntosh was born on February 1, 1879, in Early County, Georgia, a son of Dr. B. L. McIntosh.[2]
McIntosh graduated from the University of Georgia with a Doctor of Law in 1899.[2] He was captain of the track team, a fullback on the football team, and played right field on the baseball team.[2]
McIntosh moved west to New Mexico and continued his practice as a lawyer.[2] [3] After one season at the Colorado School of Mines, McIntosh became the first athletic director at Colorado State.[2] He was then athletic director and professor of English at Montana State College.[2]
McIntosh died at Seattle, Washington, in 1925.[4] He is buried at the Wright Crematory and Columbarium in Seattle.