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American football, basketball, and baseball coach

John D. McMillan
Biographical details
Born	(1919-01-27)January 27, 1919 Fitzgerald, Georgia, U.S.
Died	November 20, 1981(1981-11-20) (aged 62) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Alma mater	South Carolina (1941)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1942–1943	Sumter HS (SC)
1944	South Carolina (backfield)
1945	South Carolina
1946	South Georgia Junior College
1947–1951	Erskine
1952	The Citadel (OL)
1953–1954	The Citadel
Basketball
1944–1945	South Carolina
1947–1949	Erskine
1950–1951	Erskine
Baseball
1945	South Carolina
1948–1951	Erskine
1952–1953	The Citadel

Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1942–1943	Sumter High School (SC)
1946	South Georgia Junior College
1949–1951	Erskine
1953–1954	The Citadel

Head coaching record
Overall	25–47–5 (college football)

John Dickson McMillan (January 27, 1919 – November 20, 1981) was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of South Carolina in 1945, Erskine College from 1947 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.

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

Head coaching record

College football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
South Carolina Gamecocks (Southern Conference) (1945)
1945	South Carolina	2–4–3	0–3–2	10th	L Gator
South Carolina:		2–4–3	0–3–2
Erskine Flying Fleet (South Carolina Little Four) (1947–1951)
1947	Erskine	7–3	1–2	T–3rd
1948	Erskine	6–4	0–2	4th
1949	Erskine	2–7	1–1	2nd
1950	Erskine	4–6	1–2	3rd
1951	Erskine	0–8–1	0–2–1	T–3rd
Erskine:		19–28–1	3–9–1
The Citadel Bulldogs (Southern Conference) (1953–1954)
1953	The Citadel	2–7	1–3	9th
1954	The Citadel	2–8	0–4	9th
The Citadel:		4–15–1	1–7
Total:		25–47–5

Basketball

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
South Carolina Gamecocks (Southern Conference) (1944–1945)
1944–45	South Carolina	19–3	9–0	1st
South Carolina:		19–3	9–0
Erskine Flying Fleet (South Carolina Little Five) (1947–1949)
1947–48	Erskine	12–13	3–5	4th
1948–49	Erskine	13–6	6–0	1st	NAIB First Round
Erskine Flying Fleet (South Carolina Little Four) (1950–1951)
1950–51	Erskine	9–13	3–3	2nd
Erskine:		34–32	12–8
Total:		53–35

References

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

External links

John D. McMillan at Find a Grave

v t e South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball head coaches
J. H. Brown (1908–1909) F. E. Schofield (1909–1910) No coach (1910–1911) James G. Driver (1911–1913) John Blackburn (1913–1914) L. W. Hill (1914–1915) Charles C. Farrell (1915–1916) Dixon Foster (1916–1920) Sol Metzger (1920–1921) Lana A. Sims (1921–1922) Jack Crawford (1922–1924) Branch Bocock (1924–1927) A. Burnet Stoney (1927–1928) Rock Norman (1928–1932) Billy Laval (1932–1933) Rock Norman (1933–1935) Ted Petoskey (1935–1940) Frank Johnson (1940–1942) Rex Enright (1942–1943) Henry Findley (1943–1944) John D. McMillan (1944–1945) Frank Johnson (1945–1958) Walt Hambrick (1958–1959) Bob Stevens (1959–1962) Chuck Noe (1962–1964) Dwane Morrison # (1964) Frank McGuire (1964–1980) Bill Foster (1980–1986) George Felton (1986–1991) Steve Newton (1991–1993) Eddie Fogler (1993–2001) Dave Odom (2001–2008) Darrin Horn (2008–2012) Frank Martin (2012–2022) Lamont Paris (2022– ) # denotes interim head coach

South Carolina Gamecocks men's basketball head coaches

J. H. Brown (1908–1909)
F. E. Schofield (1909–1910)
No coach (1910–1911)
James G. Driver (1911–1913)
John Blackburn (1913–1914)
L. W. Hill (1914–1915)
Charles C. Farrell (1915–1916)
Dixon Foster (1916–1920)
Sol Metzger (1920–1921)
Lana A. Sims (1921–1922)
Jack Crawford (1922–1924)
Branch Bocock (1924–1927)
A. Burnet Stoney (1927–1928)
Rock Norman (1928–1932)
Billy Laval (1932–1933)
Rock Norman (1933–1935)
Ted Petoskey (1935–1940)
Frank Johnson (1940–1942)
Rex Enright (1942–1943)
Henry Findley (1943–1944)
John D. McMillan (1944–1945)
Frank Johnson (1945–1958)
Walt Hambrick (1958–1959)
Bob Stevens (1959–1962)
Chuck Noe (1962–1964)
Dwane Morrison # (1964)
Frank McGuire (1964–1980)
Bill Foster (1980–1986)
George Felton (1986–1991)
Steve Newton (1991–1993)
Eddie Fogler (1993–2001)
Dave Odom (2001–2008)
Darrin Horn (2008–2012)
Frank Martin (2012–2022)
Lamont Paris (2022– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e South Carolina Gamecocks head football coaches
No coach (1892) No team (1893) No coach (1894–1895) Richard S. Whaley (1896) Frederick M. Murphy (1897) Bill Wertenbaker (1898) Irving O. Hunt (1899–1900) Byron W. Dickson (1901) Bob Williams (1902–1903) Christie Benet (1904–1905) No team (1906) Douglas McKay (1907) Christie Benet (1908–1909) John Neff (1910–1911) Norman B. Edgerton (1912–1915) W. Rice Warren (1916) Dixon Foster (1917) Frank Dobson (1918) Dixon Foster (1919) Sol Metzger (1920–1924) Branch Bocock (1925–1926) Harry Lightsey (1927) Billy Laval (1928–1934) Don McCallister (1935–1937) Rex Enright (1938–1942) James Moran Sr. (1943) Williams Newton (1944) John D. McMillan (1945) Rex Enright (1946–1955) Warren Giese (1956–1960) Marvin Bass (1961–1965) Paul Dietzel (1966–1974) Jim Carlen (1975–1981) Richard Bell (1982) Joe Morrison (1983–1988) Sparky Woods (1989–1993) Brad Scott (1994–1998) Lou Holtz (1999–2004) Steve Spurrier (2005–2015) Shawn Elliott # (2015) Will Muschamp (2016–2020) Mike Bobo # (2020) Shane Beamer (2021– ) # denotes interim head coach

South Carolina Gamecocks head football coaches

No coach (1892)
No team (1893)
No coach (1894–1895)
Richard S. Whaley (1896)
Frederick M. Murphy (1897)
Bill Wertenbaker (1898)
Irving O. Hunt (1899–1900)
Byron W. Dickson (1901)
Bob Williams (1902–1903)
Christie Benet (1904–1905)
No team (1906)
Douglas McKay (1907)
Christie Benet (1908–1909)
John Neff (1910–1911)
Norman B. Edgerton (1912–1915)
W. Rice Warren (1916)
Dixon Foster (1917)
Frank Dobson (1918)
Dixon Foster (1919)
Sol Metzger (1920–1924)
Branch Bocock (1925–1926)
Harry Lightsey (1927)
Billy Laval (1928–1934)
Don McCallister (1935–1937)
Rex Enright (1938–1942)
James Moran Sr. (1943)
Williams Newton (1944)
John D. McMillan (1945)
Rex Enright (1946–1955)
Warren Giese (1956–1960)
Marvin Bass (1961–1965)
Paul Dietzel (1966–1974)
Jim Carlen (1975–1981)
Richard Bell (1982)
Joe Morrison (1983–1988)
Sparky Woods (1989–1993)
Brad Scott (1994–1998)
Lou Holtz (1999–2004)
Steve Spurrier (2005–2015)
Shawn Elliott # (2015)
Will Muschamp (2016–2020)
Mike Bobo # (2020)
Shane Beamer (2021– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e South Carolina Gamecocks head baseball coaches
No coach (1892–1893) No team (1894) No coach (1895) E. R. Wilson (1896) Lee Hagood (1897) W. C. Benet, Jr. (1898) J. C. Hughes (1899) A. H. Brooker (1900) J. D. Ardrey (1901) George Bell Timmerman Sr. (1902) W. Augustus Lee (1903–1904) L. William Earle (1905) George Needham (1906) Dicky James (1907) Frank Lohr (1908) R. C. Reid (1909) Bill Breitenstein (1910) P. L. Wright (1911) James G. Driver (1912–1913) G. I. Guerrant (1914) Syd Smith (1915) Bill Clark (1916) Dixon Foster (1917–1920) Bill Clark (1921–1924) Branch Bocock (1925–1927) Billy Laval (1928–1934) Dutch Stamman (1935–1937) Vernon Smith (1938–1939) Ted Petoskey (1940–1942) Kay Kirven (1943) H. W. Klocker (1944) John D. McMillan (1945) Vernon Smith (1946–1947) Ted Petoskey (1948–1956) Joe Grugan (1957–1963) Bob Reising (1964–1965) Dick Weldon (1966) Jack Powers (1967–1969) Bobby Richardson (1970–1976) June Raines (1977–1996) Ray Tanner (1997–2012) Chad Holbrook (2013–2017) Mark Kingston (2018–2024) Paul Mainieri (2025– )

South Carolina Gamecocks head baseball coaches

No coach (1892–1893)
No team (1894)
No coach (1895)
E. R. Wilson (1896)
Lee Hagood (1897)
W. C. Benet, Jr. (1898)
J. C. Hughes (1899)
A. H. Brooker (1900)
J. D. Ardrey (1901)
George Bell Timmerman Sr. (1902)
W. Augustus Lee (1903–1904)
L. William Earle (1905)
George Needham (1906)
Dicky James (1907)
Frank Lohr (1908)
R. C. Reid (1909)
Bill Breitenstein (1910)
P. L. Wright (1911)
James G. Driver (1912–1913)
G. I. Guerrant (1914)
Syd Smith (1915)
Bill Clark (1916)
Dixon Foster (1917–1920)
Bill Clark (1921–1924)
Branch Bocock (1925–1927)
Billy Laval (1928–1934)
Dutch Stamman (1935–1937)
Vernon Smith (1938–1939)
Ted Petoskey (1940–1942)
Kay Kirven (1943)
H. W. Klocker (1944)
John D. McMillan (1945)
Vernon Smith (1946–1947)
Ted Petoskey (1948–1956)
Joe Grugan (1957–1963)
Bob Reising (1964–1965)
Dick Weldon (1966)
Jack Powers (1967–1969)
Bobby Richardson (1970–1976)
June Raines (1977–1996)
Ray Tanner (1997–2012)
Chad Holbrook (2013–2017)
Mark Kingston (2018–2024)
Paul Mainieri (2025– )

v t e Erskine Flying Fleet head football coaches
John Walker (1896) No team (1897–1914) Norman G. LaMotte (1915) Claude Moore (1916) Lucius H. Ranson (1917) Lieutenant F. C. Fishback (1918) Joseph Lindsay Jr. (1919) David W. Parrish (1920–1923) Robert S. Galloway (1924–1925) Dode Phillips (1926–1927) Jakie Todd (1928–1941) No team (1942–1945) Harry Bolick (1946) John D. McMillan (1947–1951) No team (1952–2019) Shap Boyd (2020– )

Erskine Flying Fleet head football coaches

John Walker (1896)
No team (1897–1914)
Norman G. LaMotte (1915)
Claude Moore (1916)
Lucius H. Ranson (1917)
Lieutenant F. C. Fishback (1918)
Joseph Lindsay Jr. (1919)
David W. Parrish (1920–1923)
Robert S. Galloway (1924–1925)
Dode Phillips (1926–1927)
Jakie Todd (1928–1941)
No team (1942–1945)
Harry Bolick (1946)
John D. McMillan (1947–1951)
No team (1952–2019)
Shap Boyd (2020– )

v t e The Citadel Bulldogs athletic directors
Carl Prause (1922–1929) Johnny Floyd (1930–1931) Tatum Gressette (1932–1939) Bo Rowland (1940–1946) J. Quinn Decker (1946–1953) John D. McMillan (1953–1954) John Sauer (1955–1956) Eddie Teague (1957–1985) Walt Nadzak (1985–2000) Les Robinson (2000–2008) Larry Leckonby (2008–2014) Jim Senter (2014–2017) Robert Acunto # (2017–2018) Mike Capaccio (2018– ) # denotes interim athletic director

The Citadel Bulldogs athletic directors

Carl Prause (1922–1929)
Johnny Floyd (1930–1931)
Tatum Gressette (1932–1939)
Bo Rowland (1940–1946)
J. Quinn Decker (1946–1953)
John D. McMillan (1953–1954)
John Sauer (1955–1956)
Eddie Teague (1957–1985)
Walt Nadzak (1985–2000)
Les Robinson (2000–2008)
Larry Leckonby (2008–2014)
Jim Senter (2014–2017)
Robert Acunto # (2017–2018)
Mike Capaccio (2018– )

# denotes interim athletic director

v t e The Citadel Bulldogs head baseball coaches
Not available (1899–1904) Mr. Gunner (1905) Not available (1906) J. W. Moore (1907) O. B. "Rip" Simmons (1908) Babe Brothers (1909) George A. Schmick (1910) "Barney" Legge (1911) Ralph McLaurin (1912) Not available (1913) George C. Rogers (1914–1915) Thomas S. McMillan (1916) Harry J. O'Brien (1917–1918) Thomas S. McMillan (1919) Ed Sabre (1920) George C. Rogers (1921–1924) "Bull Dog" Drummond (1925) H. L. Matthews (1926–1930) Jimmy Floyd (1931) No team (1932–1934) Tatum Gressette (1935) Red Smith (1936) H. L. Matthews (1937–1938) Not available (1939–1940) No team (1941–1946) Dusty Rhodes (1947) Bunzy O'Neal (1948) Jeff Clark (1949) Jim Bailey (1950) Jeff Clark (1951) John D. McMillan (1952–1953) Fred Montsdeoca (1954–1956) Mack Erwin (1957–1960) Jim Newsome (1961–1964) Chal Port (1965–1991) Fred Jordan (1992–2017) Tony Skole (2018–2024) Russell Triplett (2025– )

The Citadel Bulldogs head baseball coaches

Not available (1899–1904)
Mr. Gunner (1905)
Not available (1906)
J. W. Moore (1907)
O. B. "Rip" Simmons (1908)
Babe Brothers (1909)
George A. Schmick (1910)
"Barney" Legge (1911)
Ralph McLaurin (1912)
Not available (1913)
George C. Rogers (1914–1915)
Thomas S. McMillan (1916)
Harry J. O'Brien (1917–1918)
Thomas S. McMillan (1919)
Ed Sabre (1920)
George C. Rogers (1921–1924)
"Bull Dog" Drummond (1925)
H. L. Matthews (1926–1930)
Jimmy Floyd (1931)
No team (1932–1934)
Tatum Gressette (1935)
Red Smith (1936)
H. L. Matthews (1937–1938)
Not available (1939–1940)
No team (1941–1946)
Dusty Rhodes (1947)
Bunzy O'Neal (1948)
Jeff Clark (1949)
Jim Bailey (1950)
Jeff Clark (1951)
John D. McMillan (1952–1953)
Fred Montsdeoca (1954–1956)
Mack Erwin (1957–1960)
Jim Newsome (1961–1964)
Chal Port (1965–1991)
Fred Jordan (1992–2017)
Tony Skole (2018–2024)
Russell Triplett (2025– )

v t e The Citadel Bulldogs head football coaches
Syd Smith (1905) Ralph Foster (1906–1908) Sam Costen (1909–1910) Louis LeTellier (1911–1912) George C. Rogers (1913–1915) Harry J. O'Brien (1916–1918) George C. Rogers (1919) Harry J. O'Brien (1920–1921) Carl Prause (1922–1929) Johnny Floyd (1930–1931) Tatum Gressette (1932–1939) Bo Rowland (1940–1942) No team (1943–1945) J. Quinn Decker (1946–1952) John D. McMillan (1953–1954) John Sauer (1955–1956) Eddie Teague (1957–1965) Red Parker (1966–1972) Bobby Ross (1973–1977) Art Baker (1978–1982) Tom Moore (1983–1986) Charlie Taaffe (1987–1995) Don Powers (1996–2000) Ellis Johnson (2001–2003) John Zernhelt (2004) Kevin Higgins (2005–2013) Mike Houston (2014–2015) Brent Thompson (2016–2022) Maurice Drayton (2023– )

The Citadel Bulldogs head football coaches

Syd Smith (1905)
Ralph Foster (1906–1908)
Sam Costen (1909–1910)
Louis LeTellier (1911–1912)
George C. Rogers (1913–1915)
Harry J. O'Brien (1916–1918)
George C. Rogers (1919)
Harry J. O'Brien (1920–1921)
Carl Prause (1922–1929)
Johnny Floyd (1930–1931)
Tatum Gressette (1932–1939)
Bo Rowland (1940–1942)
No team (1943–1945)
J. Quinn Decker (1946–1952)
John D. McMillan (1953–1954)
John Sauer (1955–1956)
Eddie Teague (1957–1965)
Red Parker (1966–1972)
Bobby Ross (1973–1977)
Art Baker (1978–1982)
Tom Moore (1983–1986)
Charlie Taaffe (1987–1995)
Don Powers (1996–2000)
Ellis Johnson (2001–2003)
John Zernhelt (2004)
Kevin Higgins (2005–2013)
Mike Houston (2014–2015)
Brent Thompson (2016–2022)
Maurice Drayton (2023– )

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