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Bo McMillin
American athlete
Also known as: Alvin N. McMillin
Quick Facts
- Byname of:
- Alvin N. McMillin
- Born:
- Jan. 12, 1895, Prairie Hill, Texas, U.S.
- Died:
- March 31, 1952, Bloomington, Ind. (aged 57)
- Awards And Honors:
- All-America team
- Education:
- Centre College
- Height/Weight:
- 5 ft 9 inches, 163 lb (1.75 m, 73 kg)
- Position:
- back
- Games Played:
- 5
- Games Started:
- 4
Bo McMillin (born Jan. 12, 1895, Prairie Hill, Texas, U.S.—died March 31, 1952, Bloomington, Ind.) was an American collegiate and professional football player and coach. (Read Walter Camp’s 1903 Britannica essay on inventing American football.) McMillin excelled as a quarterback for Centre College, Danville, Ky. (1919–21). In 1921 he completed 119 of 170 passes attempted. He was named All-American in 1919. McMillin played for the National Football League (NFL) Milwaukee Badgers (1922–23) and began collegiate coaching at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport (1922–25). He became coach at Indiana University, Bloomington, in 1934, where he remained until his retirement as a ...(100 of 116 words)