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Jim McMillen

American football player (1902–1984)

Field	Value
name	Jim McMillen
image	File:Illinois football captain James W. McMillen.jpg
caption	McMillen, the Fighting Illini football team captain of 1923.
number	22
position	Offensive guard
birth_date
birth_place	Grayslake, Illinois, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S.
height_ft	6
height_in	1
weight_lb	215
high_school	Libertyville (Libertyville, Illinois)
college	Illinois
pastteams	* Chicago Bears (–)
highlights	* 2× First-team All-Pro (1925, 1928)
pfr	McMiJi20

Second-team All-Pro (1924)
National champion (1923)
Consensus All-American (1923)
2× First-team All-Big Ten (1922, 1923)

James Willard McMillen (October 23, 1902 – January 27, 1984) was an American professional football player who was a guard for five seasons with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He was born in Grayslake, Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois where he played football, wrestled, and was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. He was a consensus All-American in 1923, All-Big Ten in 1922 and 1923, as well as team captain. As a member of Illinois' wrestling team, he only lost one match in three years.

While playing for the Bears, McMillen continued to wrestle on the side. He even left the Bears for a while because of how much money he was making as a wrestler. In 1932 he was given the chance to buy an ownership interest in the Bears. This purchase eventually allowed him to become one of the team's vice presidents. During World War II, he was a Lt. Commander in the United States Navy and assigned to Navy Pier in Chicago. In 1949 and 1953 he was elected mayor of Antioch, Illinois.

References

Frisk, Robert D.. (February 1956). "Minor and Two McMillens".
"Football Award Winners". National Collegiate Athletic Association.
(May 1944). "The Greek Cross With The Colors".

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