Chris McIntosh has had deep ties to the Wisconsin Badgers
A look at the timeline of Chris McIntosh at Wisconsin, from his playing days to becoming Barry Alvarez's successor to his abrupt departure.
The abrupt departure of Chris McIntosh ended a relatively brief five-year tenure as University of Wisconsin athletics director and left another high-profile UW position in flux. Here's a look back at McIntosh's lengthy history with the university, well before he became AD: 1994: Pewaukee standout heads to UW to play football McIntosh's final year at Pewaukee High School was cut short in the third game of the season with ligament tears in his knee, but he had already secured a scholarship from Wisconsin. The 6-foot-7, 270-pounder in high school needed surgery, forcing him to also miss the wrestling season after he went 36-0 as a junior and won the WIAA Division 2 heavyweight title.
He would redshirt in his first season in Madison. 1996-2000: Helping the Badgers make history on the field McIntosh became a standout tackle for the Badgers, starting as a redshirt freshman in 1996. He was first-team All-Big Ten in his senior year and named the Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year.
The Badgers won back-to-back Rose Bowls in 1999 and 2000, and McIntosh's four years of blocking helped running back Ron Dayne set the NCAA career rushing record . McIntosh played in 50 games. 2000: McIntosh becomes first-round NFL Draft pick McIntosh was taken by the Seattle Seahawks with the 22nd overall pick in the first round of the NFL Draft.
He'd go on to start 10 games as a rookie and play in 14 overall. 2001: McIntosh suffers a career-altering neck injury He was limited in his second season, 2001, after sustaining a neck injury in training camp. The injury limited him to three starts and 10 games total.
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