Charles Thomas McMillen

For the judge, see Thomas Roberts McMillen.

Charles Thomas McMillen

No. 52, 54
Power forward / Center
Personal information
Date of birth	May 26, 1952 (1952-05-26) (age 59)
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
Medals Men's Basketball Silver (Refused) Munich 1972 United States

Charles Thomas McMillen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 4th district
In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993
Preceded by	Marjorie Holt
Succeeded by	Al Wynn
Personal details
Born	May 26, 1952(1952-05-26) Elmira, New York
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Crofton, Maryland
Alma mater	University of Maryland Oxford University

Charles 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.

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

1. ^ DatabaseBasketball page on Tom McMillen
2. ^ "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. 
3. ^ "Members of Congress / Tom McMillen". Washington Post. 2009. http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/m000573/. Retrieved 2009-08-24. 
4. ^ 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 Holt	Representative of the Fourth Congressional District of Maryland 1987–1993	Succeeded by Albert Wynn