Ernie McMillan
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Born: | Chicago Heights, Illinois | February 21, 1938
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Career information | |
Position(s) | Offensive Tackle |
College | Illinois |
High school | DuSable (Chicago, Illinois) |
NFL draft | 1961 / Round: 13 / Pick 176 |
Career history | |
As player | |
1961–1974 | St. Louis Cardinals |
1975 | Green Bay Packers |
Career highlights and awards | |
Pro Bowls | 4 |
Ernest Charles McMillan (born February 21, 1938 in Chicago Heights, Illinois) is a retired offensive tackle who played 15 seasons in the National Football League for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Green Bay Packers. He was selected to play in the Pro Bowl four times.
McMillan attended the University of Illinois. He is the father of former Pro Bowl safety Erik McMillan, and uncle of Howard Richards, former first round pick of the Dallas Cowboys in 1981.
Although their surnames have different spellings, Ernie's older brother Shellie McMillon was a college basketball standout for Bradley and played in the NBA. They both attended DuSable High School in Chicago.
Categories:
- 1938 births
- Living people
- American football offensive linemen
- Green Bay Packers players
- Eastern Conference Pro Bowl players
- Illinois Fighting Illini football players
- National Conference Pro Bowl players
- People from Chicago Heights, Illinois
- Players of American football from Illinois
- Sportspeople from Cook County, Illinois
- St. Louis Cardinals (football) players
- American football offensive lineman, 1930s birth stubs