Former Ohio State basketball captain and high school state champion coach Gene Millard died Tuesday at the age of 90.
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Former Ohio State Basketball Captain, State Champion Coach Gene Millard Dies at 90
Former Ohio State basketball captain and Ohio Basketball Hall of Famer Gene Millard died Tuesday at 90 years old.
Millard played at Ohio State from 1954 through 1957, scoring 12.2 points per game as team captain in the 1956-57 season. He scored the first basket in St. John Arena history at the start of that year in November 1956.
Millard's playing career led into a coaching career, beginning as a Buckeye assistant to coach Fred Taylor in 1957-58. He coached four seasons at Washington Court House High School from 1958-62, then another 29 seasons while also serving as athletic director for Bexley from 1962-87 and 1992-96.
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1952-53 Stivers Basketball Team
The four seniors – Jim Morgan, Gene Millard, Vern Woods, and Dale Fairchild – brought exciting basketball to Stivers over a three year period. During that time, Stivers won two Dayton City Championships and two District Championships. The four seniors were selected to the 1953 Journal Herald 1st Team All-City. In addition, Jim Morgan, Vern Woods, and Dale Fairchild were named to the 1953 All Ohio team.
It should be noted that these four seniors were recruited by many Division 1 colleges: Jim Morgan earned All-American honors at Louisville. Vern Woods had an outstanding college career at Pikeville Kentucky College. Gene Millard captained the Ohio State Buckeyes under Coach Floyd Stahl, a former Stivers coach.
R.I.P.