John D. McMillan

John D. McMillan
Biographical details
Born(1919-01-27)January 27, 1919
Fitzgerald, Georgia, U.S.
DiedNovember 20, 1981(1981-11-20) (aged 62)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
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)

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, Erskine College from 1947[3] to 1951, and The Citadel 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 NAIA basketball tournament.[4]

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

  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. 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 Open access icon.