Sean Millington
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Born: | Edmonton Eskimos | February 1, 1968
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1991–1997 | BC Lions |
1998 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
1999 | Edmonton Eskimos |
2000–2002 | BC Lions |
2005 | Toronto Argonauts |
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CFL All-Star | 1993, 1994, 2000 |
CFL West All-Star | 1993, 1994, 1996, 2000 |
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Sean Millington (born February 1, 1968) is a former
Before the CFL
In 1984, Millington was a student at Carson Graham Secondary School. The rugby season had changed from fall to spring, so he decided to try out for football. The coach took notice of his size and suggested he start out as an offensive lineman. The following year Millington convinced the coach to let him try out at running back.
After high school Millington attended
CFL career
Millington played as fullback in the
When Millington was playing for the Edmonton Eskimos, he rushed for 225 yards on 29 carries in a game against the visiting
However, most of Millington's accomplishments were with the B.C. Lions - who he played with the most in those 12 years (1991–97, 2000–02). He was known in the league as the "Diesel." With the Lions organization, Millington was a two-time
In his other accomplishments with the Lions, Millington was named
After retirement
After his retirement, Millington joined the CFL on CBC in 2003 as part of the broadcast panel during pre-game and half-time shows. As part of the panel, Millington was known not to pull punches and tell things as they are, which created some interesting dialogue with former CFLer Greg Frers, with former teammate Darren Flutie and with his former GM Eric Tillman. However, after the 92nd Grey Cup game in 2004, Millington decided to resurrect his football career.
Returning to football
After two years without football, Millington came out of retirement to play another year for the
After his second retirement
After his second retirement, Millington rejoined the CFL on CBC broadcast, and has a weekly column on the Canadian Football League's official website. Although he was acting while he was playing football, Millington started to take on more roles after his last retirement with appearances in movies such as
Career statistics
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Year | Team | Games | No. | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Fumb | No. | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||
1991 | EDM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1991 | BC | 4 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1992 | BC | 17 | 8 | 52 | 6.5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 20 | 0 | ||
1993 | BC | 18 | 52 | 276 | 5.3 | 60 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 481 | 12.7 | 70 | 0 | ||
1994 | BC | 18 | 97 | 522 | 5.4 | 65 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 112 | 5.9 | 20 | 0 | ||
1995 | BC | 7 | 58 | 318 | 5.5 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 147 | 10.5 | 39 | 1 | ||
1996 | BC | 17 | 74 | 381 | 5.1 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 386 | 10.7 | 38 | 3 | ||
1997 | BC | 16 | 153 | 865 | 5.7 | 54 | 5 | 4 | 49 | 467 | 9.6 | 29 | 0 | ||
1998 | WPG | 18 | 82 | 424 | 5.2 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 191 | 8.7 | 36 | 0 | ||
1999 | WPG | 3 | 10 | 25 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 55 | 7.9 | 31 | 0 | ||
1999 | EDM | 15 | 80 | 524 | 6.5 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 | ||
2000 | BC | 17 | 156 | 1,010 | 6.5 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 39 | 531 | 13.6 | 25 | 1 | ||
2001 | BC | 18 | 163 | 804 | 3.7 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 34 | 313 | 9.2 | 41 | 1 | ||
2002 | BC | 16 | 173 | 740 | 4.3 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 36 | 372 | 10.3 | 32 | 2 | ||
2005 | TOR | 8 | 24 | 128 | 5.3 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 23 | 0 | ||
CFL totals | 194 | 1,129 | 6,086 | 5.4 | 65 | 75 | 19 | 312 | 3234 | 10.4 | 70 | 7 |
References
- ^ "Millington Hangs Up CBC Suit for Double Blue Uniform". Toronto Argonauts Football Club. August 22, 2005. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved June 14, 2008.
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- ^ "Sean Millington". cflapedia.com. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
External links
- Sean Millington at IMDb