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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | November 22, 1963 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Des Moines, Iowa | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 216 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Roosevelt (WA) | ||||||||
College: | Washington | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1986 / Round: 3 / Pick: 71 | ||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
TD–INT: | 22–35 |
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Passing yards: | 6,440 |
QB Rating: | 73.5 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Hugh Breedlove Millen (born November 22, 1963) is a former professional football quarterback in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams, Atlanta Falcons, New England Patriots, Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos. He played college football at the University of Washington,
Born in Iowa, Millen grew up in Seattle and graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1982. He attended Santa Rosa Junior College in northern California, finishing with 1,217 passing yards and 8 touchdowns. He transferred to the University of Washington after his sophomore season. Coming in as a walk-on transfer, Millen beat out Chris Chandler for the starting job, who later became the starting quarterback and went on to have a successful NFL career.
As a junior, he registered 1,051 passing yards, 5 touchdowns, 9 interceptions and led the team to a win in the 1985 Orange Bowl, known as the infamous "Sooner Schooner" game, by completing 247 of 435 passes (56.8%) for 2,616 passing yards. The win propelled 11-1 Washington to the #2 national ranking, behind unbeaten and untested Brigham Young University. The next year, he posted 1,565 passing yards, 6 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Millen started 17 of the 20 games he appeared in for the Huskies, throwing for 2,657 yards, 11 touchdowns and 23 interceptions.