John Houston McIntosh (February 1, 1879 – July 14, 1925) was an American college football player and coach, college athletics administrator, lawyer, and newspaper editor. He served as the head football coach at Colorado Agricultural College (now known as Colorado State University) from 1904 to 1906 and the Agricultural College of the State of Montana (now known as Montana State University) from 1908 to 1910. McIntosh was a star athlete at the University of Georgia in the late 1890s, and later moved west to coach football.
 McIntosh pictured in Spalding's official football guide, 1906 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 1, 1879 Early County, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | July 14, 1925 (aged 46) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1898–1899 | Georgia |
| Position(s) | Fullback (football) Right fielder (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1904–1905 | Colorado Agricultural |
| 1908–1910 | Montana Agricultural |
| Basketball | |
| 1908–1911 | Montana Agricultural |
| Baseball | |
| 1909–1910 | Montana Agricultural |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| c. 1900 | Colorado Mines |
| 1904–1905 | Colorado Agricultural |
| 1908–1910 | Montana Agricultural |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 6–18–6 (football) |
Early life and college career
editMcIntosh was born on February 1, 1879, in Early County, Georgia, the son of Dr. B. L. McIntosh. His ancestors immigrated from Scotland and settled in Georgia. McIntosh County, Georgia was named for his family.[1]
McIntosh graduated from the University of Georgia with a Doctor of Law in 1899.[1] He was captain of the track team, a fullback on the football team, and played right field on the baseball team.[1]
Move west
editMcIntosh moved west to New Mexico and continued his practice as a lawyer.[1] After one season at the Colorado School of Mines, McIntosh became the first athletic director at Colorado State.[1] He was then athletic director and professor of English at Montana State College.[1]
McIntosh committed suicide on July 14, 1925, when he jumped out of the window of his office at the American Bank building in Seattle.[2]
Legacy and honors
editThe World War II Liberty Ship SS John H. McIntosh was named in his honor.
Head coaching record
editFootball
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Agricultural Aggies (Colorado Football Association) (1904–1905) | |||||||||
| 1904 | Colorado Agricultural | 0–4–1 | 0–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1905 | Colorado Agricultural | 3–4 | |||||||
| Colorado State: | 3–8–1 | ||||||||
| Montana Agricultural (Independent) (1908–1910) | |||||||||
| 1908 | Montana Agricultural | 2–1–2 | |||||||
| 1909 | Montana Agricultural | 0–6–1 | |||||||
| 1910 | Montana Agricultural | 1–3–2 | |||||||
| Montana Agricultural: | 3–10–5 | ||||||||
| Total: | 6–18–6 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Stout, Tom, ed. (1921). Montana; It's Story and Biography. The American Historical Society. pp. 115–116. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Internet Archive.115-116&rft.pub=The American Historical Society&rft.date=1921&rft_id=https://archive.org/details/montanaitsstoryb02stou/page/193/mode/1up&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:John H. McIntosh" class="Z3988">
- ^ "Former Secretary Of Butte Associated Industries Ends All By Suicide". The Butte Miner. Butte, Montana. July 14, 1925. pp. 1–2. Retrieved November 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "NCAA Statistics; Coach; John H. McIntosh; Football". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 12, 2024.