10 Facts About Tom McMillen

Charles Thomas McMillen was born on May 26,1952 and is an American politician, businessman, and former professional basketball player.

Tom McMillen is 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.

Tom McMillen played for the Terrapins from 1971 to 1974, Tom McMillen was a member of the 1972 US Olympic Basketball Team that lost a controversial gold medal game to the Soviet Union.

Tom McMillen signed with the Braves but postponed his entry into the NBA in order to attend the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.

Tom McMillen commuted to Bologna, to play for Italian club Virtus Bologna.

Tom McMillen is thought to be the tallest-ever member of Congress.

Tom McMillen was appointed to the University System of Maryland's Board of Regents in 2007, where he served until June 30,2015.

Tom McMillen was replaced by Robert R Neall whom McMillen had defeated for Congress in 1986.

In March 2023, McMillen was again appointed to the Boards of Regents, succeeding Gary L Attman.

In September 2015, Tom McMillen was selected to lead the Division I-A Athletic Directors' Association as it moved from Dallas to Washington, DC He remains President and Chief Executive Officer of the renamed Lead1 Association, now advocating for athletic directors at Football Bowl Subdivision universities.