[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.

[4] McIntosh was a key member of the Badgers' back-to-back Rose Bowl winning teams in 1999 and 2000 and was inducted in the UW Athletic Hall of Fame in 2014.

McIntosh continued to suffer from neck issues the following year and would never return to his pre-injury level of production - leading to his retirement from the NFL just before the 2003 season after an unsuccessful comeback attempt.

[7] After his playing career ended, McIntosh entered the business world where he pursued various start-up ventures focused primarily in health and wellness-related industries.

[9] During his time at the Wisconsin Athletic Department under athletic director Barry Alvarez, McIntosh oversaw the hiring of notable Wisconsin coaches Greg Gard and Paul Chryst, helped establish and expand the Inclusion and Engagement unit and Department of Clinical & Sport Psychology, served as Government Affairs liaison, and played a key role in the identification of financial threats posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.