Tom McMillen
Tom McMillen | |||||||||||||||
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Co-Chair of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports | |||||||||||||||
In office 1993–1997 Serving with Florence Griffith Joyner[1] | |||||||||||||||
President | Bill Clinton | ||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Arnold Schwarzenegger (as Chairman) | ||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Lee Haney (as Chair) | ||||||||||||||
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 4th district | |||||||||||||||
In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 | |||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Marjorie Holt | ||||||||||||||
Succeeded by | Al Wynn | ||||||||||||||
Personal details | |||||||||||||||
Born | Charles Thomas McMillen May 26, 1952 Elmira, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Political party | Democratic | ||||||||||||||
Residence(s) | Crofton, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Education | University of Maryland (BS) University of Oxford | ||||||||||||||
Basketball career | |||||||||||||||
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Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Mansfield (Mansfield, Pennsylvania) | ||||||||||||||
College | Maryland (1971–1974) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1974: 1st round, 9th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Buffalo Braves | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1974–1986 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||
Number | 52, 54 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
1974–1975 | Virtus Bologna | ||||||||||||||
1975–1976 | Buffalo Braves | ||||||||||||||
1976–1977 | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||
1977–1983 | Atlanta Hawks | ||||||||||||||
1983–1986 | Washington Bullets | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
Points | 5,914 (8.1 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
Rebounds | 2,913 (4.0 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
Assists | 788 (1.1 apg) | ||||||||||||||
Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2013 | |||||||||||||||
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Charles Thomas McMillen (born May 26, 1952) is an American politician, businessman, and former professional basketball player. A Rhodes Scholar, McMillen represented Maryland's 4th congressional district from January 3, 1987, to January 3, 1993.
On March 22, 2011, he was appointed as chairman of the inaugural Board of Directors of the President's Foundation on Sports, Physical Fitness, and Nutrition. He is also the author of Out of Bounds,[2] a critical look at the unhealthy influence of sports on ethics, and he served on the Knight Foundation's Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics investigating abuses within college sports.[3]
Career
[edit]Basketball
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Prior to entering politics, McMillen was a star basketball player on all levels. In 1970, he was the number one high school basketball player in the U.S. coming out of Mansfield, Pennsylvania, and was the biggest recruiting catch early in Coach Lefty Driesell's career at the University of Maryland, beating out rival Coaches Dean Smith of the University of North Carolina and John Wooden of UCLA for McMillen's services. McMillen played for the Terrapins from 1971 to 1974,[4] McMillen was also a member of the 1972 U.S. Olympic Basketball Team that lost a controversial gold medal game to the Soviet Union.
McMillen earned his B.S. from University of Maryland in chemistry, which is part of the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences.[5] After graduating from Maryland in 1974,[6] McMillen was drafted with the ninth pick in the first round of the 1974 NBA draft by the Buffalo Braves and the first round of the 1974 ABA Draft by the Virginia Squires.[7] McMillen signed with the Braves but postponed his entry into the NBA in order to attend the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. During his time at Oxford, McMillen was a member of the Oxford University basketball team. He also commuted to Bologna, to play for Italian club Virtus Bologna.[8] During his eleven-year National Basketball Association career, he played for the Braves, New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks, and Washington Bullets, before he retired in 1986 to pursue his political career.
U.S. House
[edit]He was elected to the U.S. Congress as a Democrat to represent Maryland's 4th district, and served 1987–1993 as that district's representative.[9]
In 1992, the 4th was redrawn as a black-majority district due to a mandate from the Justice Department. His home in Crofton was drawn into the Eastern Shore-based 1st District, represented by first-term Republican Congressman Wayne Gilchrest. Although McMillen did very well in the more urbanized areas of the district near Baltimore and Washington, D.C., it was not enough to overcome Gilchrest's margin on the Eastern Shore, and McMillen lost his reelection bid.
McMillen is thought to be the tallest-ever member of Congress.[10] At 6 feet 11 inches, he is two feet taller than Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski, who is believed to be the shortest representative ever.[11]
Later career
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McMillen was appointed to the University System of Maryland's Board of Regents in 2007, where he served until June 30, 2015. He was replaced by Robert R. Neall whom McMillen had defeated for Congress in 1986.[12] In March 2023, McMillen was again appointed to the Boards of Regents, succeeding Gary L. Attman.[13]
In September 2015, McMillen was selected to lead the Division I-A Athletic Directors’ Association as it moved from Dallas to Washington, D.C.[3] He remains President and Chief Executive Officer of the renamed Lead1 Association, now advocating for athletic directors at Football Bowl Subdivision universities.[14][15]
Personal life
[edit]McMillen is married to Dr. Judith Niemyer.[16] The couple have lived in Fauquier County, Virginia since 2010.[17]
Election history
[edit]Year | Office | Subject | Party | Votes | Pct | Opponent | Party | Votes | Pct | ||
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1986[18] | Congress, District 4 | Tom McMillen | Democrat | 65,071 | 50.16 | Robert R. Neall | Republican | 64,643 | 49.84 | ||
1988[19] | Congress, District 4 | Tom McMillen | Democrat | 128,624 | 68.30 | Bradlyn McClanahan | Republican | 59,688 | 31.70 | ||
1990[20] | Congress, District 4 | Tom McMillen | Democrat | 85,601 | 58.85 | Robert P. Duckworth | Republican | 59,846 | 41.15 | ||
1992[21] | Congress, District 1 | Tom McMillen | Democrat | 112,771 | 48.43 | Wayne Gilchrest | Republican | 120,084 | 51.57 |
References
[edit]- ^ "History of the Council". health.gov. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- ^ McMillen, Tom; Coggins, Paul (May 1, 1992). Out of Bounds: How the American Sport Establishment Is Being Driven by Greed Hypocrisy-And What Need to Be Done About It. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0671707760.
- ^ a b "Ex-Terp Tom McMillen tapped to lead Division 1A Athletic Directors' Association". The Baltimore Sun. September 21, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
- ^ "Tom McMillen College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ Holan, Mark (March 20, 2015). "Thomas McMillen (Video)". Washington Business Journal.
- ^ Barker, Jeff (January 22, 2019). "Former Terps star McMillen predicts 'major gambling scandal' tied to college sports betting in future". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ DatabaseBasketball page on Tom McMillen Archived July 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Aspiring To Higher Things: All-America, Rhodes Scholar, NBA player, Tom McMillen is emulating Bill Bradley. Next, elective office". Sports Illustrated. April 5, 1982. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
- ^ "Members of Congress/Tom McMillen". The Washington Post. 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
- ^ Pathé, Simone (February 9, 2017). "Alan Simpson Is No Longer the Tallest Senator, and He's OK With That". Roll Call. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- ^ Dowd, Maureen (April 20, 1987). "A Matter of Measurement". The New York Times.
- ^ Barker, Jeff (March 16, 2015). "Former Rep. Tom McMillen replaced as Maryland regent". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^ Kurtz, Josh (March 24, 2023). "While some of his nominees struggle, Moore forwards another 128 names to Senate". Maryland Matters. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
- ^ "Tom McMillen - Lead1 Association". Lead1 Association. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
- ^ Hobson, Will (December 22, 2017). "Why the new GOP tax law is setting off a dash for cash at many major college sports programs". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
- ^ Shapiro, Leonard (June 7, 2016). "Tom McMillen Still Has That Feathery Touch". Middleburg Life. Greenhill Media, LLC.
- ^ "Letter: The Sanctuary at Barrel Oak …wrong for Fauquier County and unrealistic". Fauquier Times. January 9, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (May 29, 1987). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (April 20, 1989). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1988" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (April 29, 1991). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (May 31, 1993). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1992" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
External links
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- United States Congress. "Tom McMillen (id: M000573)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- "Tom McMillen to Speak at Mansfield University Commencement". mansfield.edu.
- "Mansfield University Commencement". mansfield.edu.
- National Foundation of Sports, Fitness and Nutrition. nationalfitnessfoundation.org
- C. Thomas McMillen papers at the University of Maryland libraries
- 1952 births
- Living people
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American athlete-politicians
- American men's basketball players
- American Rhodes Scholars
- Atlanta Hawks players
- Basketball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Basketball players from New York (state)
- Buffalo Braves draft picks
- Buffalo Braves players
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland
- Maryland Terrapins men's basketball players
- University of Maryland, College Park alumni
- Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame inductees
- New York Knicks players
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in basketball
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- People from Crofton, Maryland
- People from Mansfield, Pennsylvania
- Sportspeople from Tioga County, Pennsylvania
- Politicians from Elmira, New York
- Power forwards
- Sportspeople from Elmira, New York
- Virginia Squires draft picks
- Washington Bullets players