Charles Thomas McMillen

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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 (1952-05-26) May 26, 1952
Elmira, New York
Political party Democratic
Residence Crofton, Maryland
Alma mater University of Maryland
Oxford University
Charles Thomas McMillen
No. 52, 54
Power forward / Center
Personal information
Born (1952-05-26) May 26, 1952
Elmira, New York
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 11 in (211 cm)
Listed weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school Mansfield
(Mansfield, Pennsylvania)
College Maryland (1971–1974)
NBA draft 1974 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9th overall
Selected by the Buffalo Braves
Pro playing 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

Career NBA statistics
Points 5,914 (8.1 ppg)
Rebounds 2,913 (4.0 rpg)
Assists 788 (1.1 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
College Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2013
Medals
Men's Basketball
Silver Munich 1972 United States

Charles Thomas "Tom" McMillen (born May 26, 1952) 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. On March 22, 2011, he was appointed as Chairman of the inaugural Board of Directors of the President's Foundation on Sports, Physical Fitness, and Nutrition. He is also the author of Out of Bounds, a critical look at the unhealthy influence of sports on ethics, and he served on the Knight Foundation’s Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics investigating abuses within college sports.

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 eleven-year 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.

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
1986[5] Congress, District 4 Tom McMillen Democrat 65,071 50.16 Robert R. Neall Republican 64,643 49.84
1988[6] Congress, District 4 Tom McMillen Democrat 128,624 68.30 Bradlyn McClanahan Republican 59,688 31.70
1990[7] Congress, District 4 Tom McMillen Democrat 85,601 58.85 Robert P. Duckworth Republican 59,846 41.15
1992[8] 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. Retrieved 2010-06-18. 
  3. ↑ "Members of Congress / Tom McMillen". Washington Post. 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-24. 
  4. ↑ Dowd, Maureen (April 20, 1987). "A Matter of Measurement". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  5. ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (29 May 1987). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986". U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 8 April 2013. 
  6. ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (20 April 1989). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1988". U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 8 April 2013. 
  7. ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (29 April 1991). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990". U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 8 April 2013. 
  8. ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (31 May 1993). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1992". U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 8 April 2013. 

External links

  • "Tom McMillen to Speak at Mansfield University Commencement". mansfield.edu. 
  • "Mansfield University Commencement". mansfield.edu. 
  • National Foundation of Sports, Fitness and Nutrition. nationalfitnessfoundation.org
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Marjorie Holt		 Representative of the Fourth Congressional District of Maryland
1987–1993 		Succeeded by
Albert Wynn
1974 NBA Draft
First round
Second round
First Team
Second Team
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