Bo McMillin

Bo McMillin
Portrait of a smiling McMillin in a suit
McMillin during his stint at Indiana
Biographical details
Born(1895-01-12)January 12, 1895
Prairie Hill, Texas, U.S.
DiedMarch 31, 1952(1952-03-31) (aged 57)
Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1917Centre
1919–1921Centre
1922–1923Milwaukee Badgers
1923Cleveland Indians
Position(s)Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1922–1924Centenary
1925–1927Geneva
1928–1933Kansas State
1934–1947Indiana
1948–1950Detroit Lions
1951Philadelphia Eagles
Basketball
1925–1928Geneva
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1946–1947Indiana
1948–1951Detroit Lions (GM)
Head coaching record
Overall140–77–13 (college football)
14–24 (NFL)
26–28 (college basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 LIAA (1922–1923)
3 Tri-State (1925–1927)
Big Ten (1945)
Awards
Football
College Football Hall of Fame
Inducted in 1951 (profile)

Alvin Nugent "Bo" McMillin (January 12, 1895 – March 31, 1952) was an American football player and coach at the collegiate and professional level. He played college football at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, where he was a three-time All-American at quarterback, and led the Centre Praying Colonels to an upset victory over Harvard in 1921. McMillin was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player as part of its inaugural 1951 class.

McMillin was the head football coach at Centenary College of Louisiana (1922–1924), Geneva College (1925–1927), Kansas State University (1928–1933) and Indiana University (1934–1947), compiling a career college football coaching record of 140–77–13. In 1945, he led Indiana to its first Big Ten Conference title and was named AFCA Coach of the Year.

After graduating from Centre, McMillin played professionally with the Milwaukee Badgers and Cleveland Indians—two early National Football League (NFL) teams—in 1922 and 1923. He later returned to the NFL, coaching the Detroit Lions from 1948 to 1950 and the Philadelphia Eagles for the first two games of the 1951 season before his death. McMillin's career NFL coaching mark was 14–24.