Graham McMillan scored Australia's first goal in its 1956 Olympic campaign.
24 Facts About Graham McMillan
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Graham McMillan was awarded the "Award of Distinction" when he was inducted in 1999 into the Football Hall of Fame which is organised by Football Federation Australia.
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Graham McMillan was the second son of Alexander and Evelyn McMillan.
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Graham McMillan's father was born in Glasgow, Scotland and came to Australia in 1913.
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Graham McMillan's father was a talented football player and represented the State of Queensland in the 1920s.
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Graham McMillan had a sister, Patricia, who died at the age of 3 prior to his birth, and an older brother, Alexander.
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Graham McMillan attended Industrial High in his secondary years, which fielded a football team in the local club competition.
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Graham McMillan's father fostered both his brothers' and his interest and love for both football and Cricket by taking them regularly to both club and interstate events.
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Graham McMillan's father taught his brother and him the art of keeping the ball from opponents.
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Graham McMillan honed his heading and timing skills by using a tennis ball tied to a clothes line.
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Graham McMillan's practice paid off as he is readily remembered for his hang time and ability to out-leap much taller opponents, despite his relatively small stature.
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Whilst still a teenager Graham McMillan represented Brisbane against Ipswich in an annual competition for the Kruger Cup, an event played in a home and away format and which was always a hard-fought encounter.
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In 1955 Graham McMillan was selected as a standby player for the Queensland State Team and secured his place in the 1956 Queensland team the following year.
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Graham McMillan considered the request but felt it was not a suitable move at the time with Hungary recovering from political unrest.
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The upshot was that Graham McMillan received an invitation from London Club Leyton Orient to go over and join them.
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Graham McMillan got chatting to a bloke who was sweeping out the stands and it turned out he had been a player of some note and had been captain of the team.
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Graham McMillan injured his left knee in the New Year.
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Graham McMillan kept playing though the knee failed to respond to 'treatment'.
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Eddie and Graham McMillan would have a 'cuppa' at the Tea Shop in the High Street after training.
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Graham McMillan played 9 seasons with Hellenic FC during which time the team won 5 Premierships plus many other trophies.
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Graham McMillan retired in 1970 after a 1st Division career spanning 23 years.
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Graham McMillan represented the State of Queensland from 1956 to 1968, captaining the team in the latter years.
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Graham McMillan represented Australia on several occasions in the mid to late 1950s.
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Graham McMillan was invited and took part in the Torch Relay for the 2000 Sydney Olympics.