{"id":283753,"date":"2017-11-09T14:37:21","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T21:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=283753"},"modified":"2017-11-09T14:37:21","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T21:37:21","slug":"passages-legendary-smu-coach-george-mcmillion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/passages-legendary-smu-coach-george-mcmillion\/","title":{"rendered":"Passages: Legendary SMU Coach George McMillion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>George McMillion<\/strong>, who coached the SMU men&#8217;s swim team from 1971 to 1988, passed away Tuesday. According to a letter from his family, McMillion had been battling Alzheimer\u2019s and Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.<\/p>\n<p>McMillion also swam for SMU, captaining the team in 1954 and winning two Southwest Conference championships. He was also an assistant coach for 14 years before becoming a head coach.<\/p>\n<p>At the helm of the Mustangs program, McMillion won eight consecutive Southwest Conference titles and helped his team finish in the top ten at the NCAA championships 14 times. He also coached 10 Olympians and five Olympic medalists (<strong>Steve<\/strong> <strong>Lundquist<\/strong>, <strong>Ricardo<\/strong> <strong>Prado<\/strong>, <strong>Rich Saeger<\/strong>, <strong>Jerry<\/strong> <strong>Heidenreich<\/strong> and <strong>Ronnie<\/strong> <strong>Mills<\/strong>) that combined to win ten medals, six of them gold.<\/p>\n<p>McMillion&#8217;s funeral service will be held Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Richardson, Texas, according to a letter from his family.<\/p>\n<p>Read SMU&#8217;s announcement of McMillion&#8217;s death below:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Known to most on the Hilltop as \u201cCoach Mac,\u201d legendary SMU swimming coach George McMillion has died. McMillion&#8217;s passing on Nov. 7 came just days after the dedication of the new Robson &amp; Lindley Aquatics Center and Barr-McMillion Natatorium last week. McMillion was the head coach of the SMU men\u2019s swimming team from 1971-88 after a standout career as a student-athlete and 14 years as an assistant coach. His impact on the SMU swimming program helped inspire the construction of the new center and led to his name being attached to the facility.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will always be grateful to have had the opportunity to be involved with SMU swimming while attending SMU,&#8221; said former SMU swimmer and a lead donor to the Aquatics Center\u00a0<strong>Bruce<\/strong> <strong>Robson<\/strong>. &#8220;Coach Mac made an impact on my life and the lives of so many others. His influence will continue to be felt at SMU for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A lead donor, <strong>Steve<\/strong> <strong>Lindley<\/strong>, said, \u201cI always admired Coach Mac\u2019s commitment and dedication to and passion for SMU, its swimming and diving programs, and especially his swimmers. You can\u2019t put a value on this. Not only was he a very successful coach, but he was truly interested in and positively impacted all the people he touched. I am also very thankful to all those that helped make the new Aquatic Center and Natatorium a reality. This was Coach Mac\u2019s vision and it is certainly a very fitting legacy to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SMU President R. <strong>Gerald Turner<\/strong> echoed Lindley&#8217;s sentiments.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Coach Mac&#8217;s legacy as a student-athlete, mentor and coach will live on has an enduring legacy at SMU and in the world of swimming,&#8221; Turner said. &#8220;His accomplishments at SMU are legendary, but it&#8217;s the positive impact he had on those around him that will forever define his greatness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Former SMU swimmer and a lead donor, Dr. <strong>Jody Grant<\/strong>, said McMillion built on a history of winning at SMU.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCoach Mac added to the outstanding\u00a0swimming tradition established by Coach <strong>Red Barr<\/strong> many years ago,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It\u2019s been an honor to be associated with the program over the years. Coach Mac will be greatly\u00a0missed by all of us in the swimming community, but what he helped build here at SMU will live on forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SMU Director of Athletics <strong>Rick Hart<\/strong> said McMillion was revered by the SMU swimming community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Robson &amp; Lindley Aquatics Center is a reality because his commitment and love of SMU swimming and diving inspired others to give back,&#8221; Hart said. &#8220;While we are saddened by his passing, and I will personally miss visiting with him on Thursday mornings, we take solace in knowing that the Barr-McMillion Natatorium will serve as a fitting tribute and a legacy to his influence and impact on our program.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>SMU men&#8217;s swimming coach <strong>Eddie Sinnott<\/strong> said McMillion&#8217;s relationships spread far and wide.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCoach Mac was a fixture on the SMU campus for over six decades, as a student, athlete, teacher, coach administrator and alum,\u201d Sinnott said. \u201cHe impacted literally thousands of lives, both young and old, throughout his time on the Hilltop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a student, McMillion was captain of the 1954 SMU team, winning seven Southwest Conference individual championships. McMillion also helped the Mustangs to team championships in 1953 and 1954. He returned to SMU to become an assistant coach for 14 years, then succeeded Coach A.R. Barr in 1971. That same year, McMillion was honored as the Collegiate and Scholastic Swimming Trophy recipient, which\u00a0is presented annually to an individual or organization which, in the estimation of the recipient\u2019s peers, has contributed in an outstanding way to swimming as a competitive sport and healthful recreational activity.<\/p>\n<p>McMillion led the program to eight consecutive Southwest Conference Championships and was named SWC Coach of the Year four times. He coached 78 All-Americans and 15 NCAA Champions, while his teams earned 14 NCAA top-10 finishes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCoach Mac was a big influence on my life and coaching career,\u201d said head women\u2019s swimming coach <strong>Steve<\/strong> <strong>Collins<\/strong>. \u201cI came to SMU in the fall of 1977 to work as a graduate assistant with the SMU men\u2019s team to learn from George McMillion. During the course of my career, Coach Mac was a mentor and a friend whom I will miss dearly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the international level, McMillion mentored 10 Olympians, including five Olympic medalists &#8212; Steve Lundquist, Ricardo Prado, Rich Saeger, Jerry Heidenreich and Ronnie Mills. His Mustang swimmers earned a combined six gold, two silver and two bronze medals.<\/p>\n<p>McMillion was inducted into the SMU Athletics Hall of Fame in 2011, the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame in 2014 and the Texas Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>The Robson &amp; Lindley Aquatics Center and Barr-McMillion Natatorium honors SMU swimming and diving\u2019s tradition of excellence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur dream of building an Aquatics Center has been realized, and I am so grateful that he was able to see the finished product shortly before his death,\u201d Collins added. \u201cHis legacy will live on and be honored in the Robson &amp; Lindley Aquatics Center and Barr-McMillion Natatorium, and through the lives of the many people touched as a teacher, swim coach and friend.\u00a0 Our thoughts and prayers go out to the McMillion family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Memorial gifts may be made to The Coach George McMillion Men&#8217;s Swimming Endowment Fund at SMU, online at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.smu.edu\/giving\" target=\"_blank\">www.smu.edu\/giving<\/a>\u00a0or by mail to SMU Gift Administration; PO Box 402; Dallas, TX\u00a0 75275-0402.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom the Learn to Swim Program to the Olympic gold medal, he helped young men and women reach their goals, while helping them develop into the people they ultimately became. His legacy will forever be remembered in the hearts of those he touched. He has run his race, and he has won,\u201d Sinnott concluded.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George McMillion, who coached the SMU men&#8217;s swim team from 1971 to 1988, passed away Tuesday. 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