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For the judge, see Thomas Roberts McMillen.
Charles Thomas McMillen No. 52, 54 Power forward / Center Personal information Date of birth May 26, 1952 Place of birth Elmira, New York Nationality American High school Mansfield (Mansfield, Pennsylvania) Listed height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg) Career information College Maryland (1970–1974) NBA Draft 1974 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall Selected by the Buffalo Braves Pro career 1974–1986 Career history 1974–1975 Sinudyne Bologna (Italy) 1975–1976 Buffalo Braves 1976–1977 New York Knicks 1977–1983 Atlanta Hawks 1983–1986 Washington Bullets Career highlights and awards - Consensus NCAA All-American Second Team (1973)
Career NBA statistics Points 5,914 (8.1 ppg) Rebounds 2,913 (4.0 rpg) Assists 788 (1.1 apg) Stats at NBA.com Stats at Basketball-Reference.com MedalsMen's Basketball Silver (Refused) Munich 1972 United States Charles Thomas McMillen Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maryland's 4th districtIn office
January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993Preceded by Marjorie Holt Succeeded by Al Wynn Personal details Born May 26, 1952
Elmira, New YorkPolitical party Democratic Residence Crofton, Maryland Alma mater University of Maryland
Oxford UniversityCharles Thomas "Tom" McMillen (born May 26, 1952 in Elmira, New York) is a retired NBA professional basketball player, Rhodes Scholar, and Democratic U.S. Congressman who represented the 4th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1987 to January 3, 1993.
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Basketball
Prior to entering politics, McMillen was a star basketball player on all levels. In 1970, he was the number one high school basketball player in the U.S. coming out of Mansfield, Pennsylvania, and was the biggest recruiting catch early in Coach Lefty Driesell's career at the University of Maryland, beating out rival Coach Dean Smith of the University of North Carolina for McMillen's services. McMillen was also a member of the 1972 U.S. Olympic Basketball Team that lost a controversial gold medal game to the Soviet Union.
After graduating from Maryland in 1974, McMillen was drafted in the first round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Buffalo Braves and the first round of the 1974 ABA Draft by the Virginia Squires.[1] McMillen signed with the Braves and during his National Basketball Association career, he would play for the Braves, New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks, and Washington Bullets before retiring in 1986 to pursue his political career. McMillen played for a year in Europe before joining the 1975–76 Buffalo Braves.[2]
Congress
He was elected to the U.S. Congress as a Democrat to represent Maryland's 4th district, and served 1987-1993 as that district's representative.[3] In 1992, however, the 4th was redrawn as a black-majority district due to a mandate from the Justice Department. McMillen's home in Crofton was drawn into the Eastern Shore-based 1st District, represented by one-term Republican Congressman Wayne Gilchrest. Although McMillen did very well in the more urbanized areas of the district near Baltimore and Washington, D.C., it was not enough to overcome Gilchrest's margin on the Eastern Shore, and he left the House in January 1993. In addition to running in territory he did not know and that did not know him, McMillen was hamstrung by revelations that one-third of his political action committee contributions were made by banking interests.
McMillen is thought to be the tallest-ever member of Congress. At 6 feet 11 inches, he is two feet taller than current Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski, who is believed to be the shortest representative ever.[4]
Election history
Year Office Subject Party Votes Pct Opponent Party Votes Pct 1992 Congress, District 1 Tom McMillen Democrat 112,771 48.43 Wayne Gilchrest Republican 120,084 51.57 References
- ^ DatabaseBasketball page on Tom McMillen
- ^ "Aspiring To Higher Things: All-America, Rhodes scholar, NBA player, Tom McMillen is emulating Bill Bradley. Next, elective office". Sports Illustrated. 1982-04-05. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1125368/index.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ^ "Members of Congress / Tom McMillen". Washington Post. 2009. http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/m000573/. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
- ^ Dowd, Maureen (April 20, 1987). "A Matter of Measurement". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
- Charles Thomas McMillen at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Tom McMillen at Basketball-Reference.com
External links
- "Tom McMillen to Speak at Mansfield University Commencement". mansfield.edu.
- "Mansfield University Commencement". mansfield.edu. http://www.mansfield.edu/news/story/default.cfm?SID=1213.
United States House of Representatives Preceded by
Marjorie HoltRepresentative of the Fourth Congressional District of Maryland
1987–1993Succeeded by
Albert Wynn1972 Olympic Silver Medalists Men's Basketball – United States 1974 NBA Draft First round Bill Walton · Marvin Barnes · Tommy Burleson · John Shumate · Bobby Jones · Scott Wedman · Tom Henderson · Campy Russell · Tom McMillen · Mike Sojourner · Jamaal Wilkes · Brian Winters · Len Elmore · Maurice Lucas · Al Eberhard · Cliff Pondexter · Glenn McDonald · Gary BrokawSecond round Don Smith · Jan van Breda Kolff · Billy Knight · Truck Robinson · Gus Bailey · Len Kosmalski · John Drew · Leonard Gray · Leon Benbow · Aaron James · Phil Smith · Dennis DuVal · Fred Saunders · Jesse Dark · Eric Money · Phil Lumpkin · Kevin Stacom · Rubin Collins1973 NCAA Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans First Team
Doug Collins • Ernie DiGregorio • Bo Lamar • Ed Ratleff • David Thompson • Bill Walton • Keith WilkesSecond Team
Jim Brewer • Tommy Burleson • Larry Finch • Kevin Joyce • Tom McMillen • Kermit WashingtonRepresentatives to the 100th–102nd United States Congresses from Maryland (ordered by seniority) 100th Senate: P. Sarbanes | B. Mikulski House: B. Byron | R. Dyson | S. Hoyer | H. Bentley | B. Cardin | C. T. McMillen | K. Mfume | C. Morella 101st Senate: P. Sarbanes | B. Mikulski House: B. Byron | R. Dyson | S. Hoyer | H. Bentley | B. Cardin | C. T. McMillen | K. Mfume | C. Morella 102nd Senate: P. Sarbanes | B. Mikulski House: B. Byron | S. Hoyer | H. Bentley | B. Cardin | C. T. McMillen | K. Mfume | C. Morella | W. Gilchrest Categories:- 1952 births
- American Rhodes scholars
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- Olympic silver medalists for the United States
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- People from New York
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Virginia Squires draft picks
- Washington Bullets players
- Olympic medalists in basketball
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