John D. McMillan

John Dickson McMillan (January 27, 1919 – November 20, 1981) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach.[1][2] He served as the head football coach at the University of South Carolina in 1945, at Erskine College from 1947[3] to 1951, and at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina from 1953 to 1954. McMillan was also the head basketball coach at South Carolina during the 1944–45 season, winning the SoCon title, and the head baseball coach at the school in the spring of 1945. In the fall of 1945, he led the South Carolina Gamecocks football team to an invitation to the first Gator Bowl, where they lost, 26–14, to Wake Forest. McMillan also coached basketball and baseball at Erskine and led the basketball team to the 1949 NAIB Men's Basketball Tournament.[4]

John D. McMillan
Biographical details
Born(1919-01-27)January 27, 1919
Fitzgerald, Georgia
DiedNovember 20, 1981(1981-11-20) (aged 62)
Charlotte, North Carolina
Alma materSouth Carolina (1941)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1942–1943Sumter HS (SC)
1944South Carolina (backfield)
1945South Carolina
1946South Georgia Junior College
1947–1951Erskine
1952The Citadel (OL)
1953–1954The Citadel
Basketball
1944–1945South Carolina
1947–1949Erskine
1950–1951Erskine
Baseball
1945South Carolina
1948–1951Erskine
1952–1953The Citadel
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1942–1943Sumter High School (SC)
1946South Georgia Junior College
1949–1951Erskine
1953–1954The Citadel
Head coaching record
Overall25–47–5 (college football)

McMillan was born in Fitzgerald, Georgia and graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1941. He died on November 20, 1981.[5]

Head coaching record

College football
Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
South Carolina Gamecocks (Southern Conference) (1945)
1945 South Carolina 2–4–30–3–210thL Gator
South Carolina: 2–4–30–3–2
Erskine Flying Fleet (South Carolina Little Four) (1947–1951)
1947 Erskine 7–31–2T–3rd
1948 Erskine 6–40–24th
1949 Erskine 2–71–12nd
1950 Erskine 4–61–23rd
1951 Erskine 0–8–10–2–1T–3rd
Erskine: 19–28–13–9–1
The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Conference) (1953–1954)
1953 The Citadel 2–71–39th
1954 The Citadel 2–80–49th
The Citadel: 4–15–11–7
Total:25–47–5

Basketball
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
South Carolina Gamecocks (Southern Conference) (1944–1945)
1944–45 South Carolina 19–39–01st
South Carolina: 19–39–0
Erskine Flying Fleet (South Carolina Little Five) (1947–1949)
1947–48 Erskine 12–133–54th
1948–49 Erskine 13–66–01stNAIB First Round
Erskine Flying Fleet (South Carolina Little Four) (1950–1951)
1950–51 Erskine 9–133–32nd
Erskine: 34–3212–8
Total:53–35

References
  1. University of South Carolina (1935). Catalogue of the University of South Carolina. p. 237. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  2. "Person Details for John Dickson Mcmillan, "North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994" — FamilySearch.org". familysearch.org. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  3. "Dode Phillips, John McMillan to HeadErskine's Enlarged Program", Greenville News, Greenville, SC, p. 13, April 13, 1947
  4. "Fleet Beats Lenoir Rhyne 74-58 To Win Championship", Greenville News, Greenville, SC, p. 11, March 2, 1949
  5. "Death and funerals; John D. McMillan". The Index-Journal. Greenwood, South Carolina. November 21, 1981. p. 2. Retrieved June 14, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
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