Bryan Millard

NFL player


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Birthplace=Sioux City, Iowa
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Position=Guard, Tackle
number=76, 71
College=Texas
UndraftedYear=1984
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years=1983-1984
1984-1991
teams=New Jersey Generals (USFL)
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Bryan Millard (born December 2, 1960 in Sioux City, Iowa) is a former college and professional American football player. An offensive lineman, he played offensive tackle for the University of Texas at Austin Longhorns and for the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League. From 1984 until 1991, Millard played primarily at offensive guard for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League.

Millard started in 1981 and 1982 for UT-Austin, helping the Longhorns compile two consecutive second-place finishes in the Southwest Conference. In 1981, Millard's team won the Cotton Bowl and received a #2 national ranking in the final AP Poll. His 1982 team lost the Sun Bowl and ranked #17 in the final AP Poll, but Millard won recognition as a first team all-conference tackle. [http://www.beckys-place.com/millard.html Our Almost Hall of Fame Page ] ]

However, when Millard went undrafted by the NFL, he began his professional football career with the New Jersey Generals of the USFL. Behind Millard's blocking, Herschel Walker ran for 1,812 yards in 1983 and 1,339 yards in 1984, and fullback Maurice Carthon also gained more than one thousand yards on the ground in 1984. The Generals made the playoffs that year [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Generals] , but after the USFL's spring season ended, Millard left the team and joined the Seahawks in the NFL that fall.

After riding the pine in 1984, Millard started 9 games at left tackle in 1985. In 1986, the Seahawks moved him to right guard, where he started until his retirement after the 1991 season. [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MillBr20.htm Bryan Millard Statistics - Pro-Football-Reference.com ] ] Millard's blocking helped make the Seahawks an offensive powerhouse, featuring the Pro Bowl talents of quarterback Dave Krieg, wide receiver Steve Largent, tailback Curt Warner and fullback John L. Williams. Millard won individual recognition as a second team all-conference guard in the 1988 United Press International poll. As the starting right guard, he helped the Seahawks post winning records in 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1990, and to make the playoffs in 1987 and 1988. [ [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sea/ Seattle Seahawks Team Encyclopedia - Pro-Football-Reference.com ] ]

Injuries forced Millard to retire after the 1991 season. Since retiring from football, he has worked as a pharmaceutical salesman and now owns a chain of gas stations in Austin, Texas. In 1997, an NFL.com poll named him the greatest offensive lineman in Seahawks history.

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