Tom McMillen

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 Elmira, New York
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Crofton, Maryland
Alma mater	University of Maryland Oxford University

Tom McMillen

McMillen playing for Virtus in Italy, 1975
Personal information
Born	May 26, 1952 Elmira, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
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
Playing career	1974–1986
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	52, 54
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 second-team All-American (1973) Second-team All-American – NABC, UPI (1974) 2× Third-team All-American – AP (1972, 1974) Third-team All-American – UPI (1972)
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 Representing  United States Olympic Games 1972 Munich Team

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.

Mcmillen is married to Emergency Room physician, Judith Niemyer MD.

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.

McMillen received his B.S. from University of Maryland in chemistry, which is part of the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences. 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. During his eleven-year National Basketball Association career, he played for the Braves, New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks, and Washington Bullets, before he retired 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, 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. McMillen 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. April 5, 1982. Retrieved June 18, 2010.
3. "Members of Congress / Tom McMillen". Washington Post. 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
4. Dowd, Maureen (April 20, 1987). "A Matter of Measurement". The New York Times. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
5. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (May 29, 1987). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
6. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (April 20, 1989). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1988" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
7. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (April 29, 1991). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1990" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
8. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (May 31, 1993). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1992" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 8, 2013.

External links

• United States Congress. "Tom McMillen (id: M000573)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Career statistics and player information from Basketball-Reference.com
• "Tom McMillen to Speak at Mansfield University Commencement". mansfield.edu.
• "Mansfield University Commencement". mansfield.edu.
• National Foundation of Sports, Fitness and Nutrition. nationalfitnessfoundation.org