Lonnie McMillian
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 3, 1893 Nevada County, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | May 15, 1975 (aged 81) Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| c. 1915–1920 | Presbyterian |
| Basketball | |
| c. 1915–1921 | Presbyterian |
| Track and field | |
| c. 1915–1921 | Presbyterian |
| Position | End (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1922–1940 | Presbyterian (assistant) |
| 1941–1953 | Presbyterian |
| Basketball | |
| 1930–1947 | Presbyterian |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 61–58–2 (football) 128–143 (basketball) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Football 1 SIAA (football) | |
Lonnie Sexton McMillian Sr. (November 3, 1893 – May 15, 1975) was an American football, basketball, and track and field. coach. He served as the head football coach at Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina from 1941 to 1953, compiling a record of 61–58–2. He was also the head basketball coach at the school from 1930 to 1947, tallying a mark of 128–143, and coached Presbyterian track and field team for 31 years.
A native of Prescott, Arkansas, McMillian attended Prescott High School there. He entered Presbyterian College in 1915, the year that Walter A. Johnson was hired as the school's coach.. McMillian was captain of the football, basketball, and track and field teams. His time at Presbyterian as interrupted by World War I, during which he enlisted in the United States Navy. McMillian died on May 15, 1975, at Veterans Hospital in Columbia, South Carolina.