Dave MacMillan
| Sport(s) |
Basketball, also: baseball, football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
December 24, 1886 New York City |
| Died |
July 9, 1963 (aged 76) Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Alma mater | University of Idaho |
| Playing career | |
| 190x | Oberlin |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1920–1927 | Idaho |
| 1927–1942 | Minnesota |
| 1945–1948 | Minnesota |
| 1950 | Tri-Cities Blackhawks |
| Baseball | |
| 1921–1927 | Idaho |
| 1942–1947 | Minnesota |
David MacMillan (December 24, 1886 – July 9, 1963) was an American basketball coach.[1][2] He was a longtime head coach at the University of Minnesota (18 seasons, 1927–42, 1945–48),[3] and briefly coached the NBA's Tri-Cities Blackhawks in 1950, succeeding Red Auerbach.[4]
Before Minnesota, MacMillan was the head coach at the University of Idaho,[5] his alma mater. He led the Vandals for seven seasons, from 1920 to 1927, the last six in the Pacific Coast Conference.[6][7] He also coached baseball[8] and freshman football at Idaho,[9] and baseball at Minnesota from 1942 through 1947.[10]
Born in New York City, he attended Oberlin College in Ohio before transferring to Idaho.[2]
MacMillan resigned at Minnesota at age 62 in March 1948, citing health reasons.[3] After his brief stint with the Blackhawks, MacMillan served as an assistant coach of the Minneapolis Lakers under John Kundla, who had been a player and assistant under MacMillan at Minnesota. He died from cancer at age 76 in Minneapolis.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 "MacMillan, 77 ex-coach of Gophers, dies". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. July 10, 1963. p. 4, sec. 3.
- 1 2 3 (Washington) (July 10, 1963). "Ex-Idaho coach taken by death". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. p. 13.
- 1 2 "MacMillan resigns as Minnesota coach". Milwaukee Journal. United Press. March 2, 1948. p. 2-part 2.
- ↑ "Dave MacMillan to coach Tricities". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. May 2, 1950. p. 8-part 2.
- ↑ Metzger, Sol (January 18, 1929). "Minnesota cagers adopt new system". Spokane Daily Chronicle. p. 20.
- ↑ "Idaho basketball". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. 1927. p. 166.
- ↑ "Golden Gopher Men's Basketball Coaches". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Idaho baseball". Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook. 1927. p. 186.
- ↑ "Stars to tutor teams at Idaho". Spokesman-Review. September 17, 1922. p. 3-part 4.
- ↑ "Minnesota court coach named baseball mentor". Reading Eagle. Associated Press. April 5, 1942. p. 13.
External links
- Sports Reference – Dave McMillan – Minnesota (1927–1948)
- Sports Reference – Dave MacMillan – Idaho (1920–1927)
- BasketballReference.com: Dave MacMillan
- Gopher Basketball Historical Information