Mark McMillian

{{Short description|American football player (born 1970)}}

{{for|the Rugby player|Mark McMillan}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Mark McMillian

| number = 29, 21

| position = Cornerback

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|4|29}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 7

| weight_lb = 154

| high_school = John F. Kennedy
(Los Angeles, California)

| college = Alabama

| draftyear = 1992

| draftround = 10

| draftpick = 272

| pastteams =

• Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1992|1995}})
• New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1996}})
• Kansas City Chiefs ({{NFL Year|1997|1998}})
• San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1999}})
• Washington Redskins (1999)

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 409

| statlabel2 = Interceptions

| statvalue2 = 23

| statlabel3 = Interception yards

| statvalue3 = 404

| statlabel4 = Touchdowns

| statvalue4 = 4

| pfr = McMiMa20

}}

Mark D. McMillian (born April 29, 1970), nicknamed "Mighty Mouse",{{cite web|title=Kansas City Chiefs: Spider-Man and the 5 Best Nicknames in Franchise History|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1217688-kansas-city-chiefs-spider-man-and-the-5-best-nicknames-in-franchise-history/page/5|website=BleacherReport.com}} is a former American football cornerback who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 272nd overall pick in the 10th round of the 1992 NFL draft, where he spent four seasons.{{Cite web |title=1992 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1992/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He also spent two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs. In his career, McMillian had brief stints with the New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers, and Washington Redskins.

McMillian attended Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, California, where he did not start playing organized football until his senior year.{{cite web| url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-12-18-ci-10361-story.html| title = Archives - Los Angeles Times}} He played college football at the University of Alabama after transferring from Glendale Junior College.{{Cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/alab/graphics/docs/1990-m-footbl-roster.pdf |title=1990 Roster |access-date=April 24, 2013 |archive-date=May 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525232238/http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/alab/graphics/docs/1990-m-footbl-roster.pdf |url-status=dead }} In 1991, while in college at Alabama, he returned an interception for a 98-yard touchdown versus Tennessee-Chattanooga, a school record.[http://blog.al.com/tide-source/2009/10/notes_barrons_big_tone-setting.html AL.com]

In 1997, while playing for the Chiefs, he led the NFL in interception return yards{{cite web|title=1997 NFL Leaders interception return yards|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/tiny/HNLe9|website=ProFootballReference.com}} and was tied for second-most interceptions with 8.{{cite web|title=Defensive leaders (Click interceptions)|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1997/defense.htm|website=ProFootballReference.com}}

One of the smallest players in the NFL, McMillian stood 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) and was listed at various points in his career as 162 lb (73 kg),[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/184456214/ 'You can judge this rook by his cover']. Philadelphia Daily News. November 24, 1992. "This year, the Eagles have this cornerback named Mark McMillian. He's listed at 5-7 and 162 pounds. McMillian covered well against the Giants. In fact, McMillian gave the Eagles coverage on that corner that they haven't had all year." 154 lb (70 kg),{{cite web | last=Chadiha | first=Jeffri | title=Backed into a corner | website=SFGATE | date=1999-07-30 | url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Backed-into-a-corner-3074204.php | access-date=2025-02-17}} and 148 lb (67 kg). In October 1995, he won an Emmy Award for his regular segment of teammate Randall Cunningham's weekly pregame show. The segment, titled Little Big Men, showcased highlights from players standing 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) or shorter.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1995/11/06/207966/mark-mcmillian-a-little-man-and-his-short-story |title=Mark McMillian a little man and his short story |magazine=Sports Illustrated |first=Richard |last=Deutsch |date=November 6, 1995 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190605184623/https://www.si.com/vault/1995/11/06/207966/mark-mcmillian-a-little-man-and-his-short-story |archive-date=June 5, 2019}}