Shellie McMillon

Shellie McMillon
	McMillon from the 1958 Anaga
Personal information
Born	March 11, 1936; Chicago, Illinois
Died	July 11, 1980 (aged 44)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	DuSable (Chicago, Illinois)
College	Bradley (1954–1958)
NBA draft	1958: 6th round, 42nd overall pick
	Selected by the Detroit Pistons
Playing career	1958–1962
Position	Power forward / Small forward
Number	6, 25
Career history
1958–1961	Detroit Pistons
1961–1962	St. Louis Hawks
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,397 (9.1 ppg)
Rebounds	1,571 (6.0 rpg)
Assists	232 (0.9 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Shellie McMillon, Jr. (March 11, 1936 – July 11, 1980) was an American professional basketball player.^[1] McMillon was selected in the 1958 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons after a collegiate career at Bradley University.^[1] He played for the Pistons and St. Louis Hawks during his four-year NBA career.^[1]

Although their surnames are spelled differently, McMillon was the older brother of Ernie McMillan, who played 15 seasons with the NFL's St. Louis Cardinals. Ernie's son Erik McMillan was a defensive back for the New York Jets.

Shellie McMillon was one of the stars of a DuSable High School team from Chicago that won back-to-back Chicago Public League championships and in 1954 became the first team with black players and a black coach to play in the Illinois state championship game.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Shellie McMillon. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on May 15, 2013.

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[bbr-1] Shellie McMillon. basketball-reference.com. Retrieved on May 15, 2013.

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