- Sport: Long Time Volunteer - Track & Field, Basketball
- Team(s): Various high school and club teams
- Position: Builder
- Years Active: 1960's-1990.s
- Nominated In: 2023
Inducted 2023
Ian MacMillan is being inducted into the Orillia Sports Hall of Fame as a builder.
The long-time teacher was a legend at Orillia and District Collegiate Vocational Institute, where he was the school’s track and field coach and basketball coach from 1964 to 1996. He also helmed the Orillia Track Club for more than 15 years. When he first arrived at ODCVI, he was the school’s football coach — from 1964 to 1966 — and he also coached cross-country running at the school from 1967 to 1981.
His basketball teams won more than 1,100 games, while his track and cross-country athletes won countless medals at regional and provincial competitions. He earned the prestigious Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association’s Pete Beach Award in 1996 and was also recognized with the Government of Canada Celebration ‘88 Medal.
The Ian MacMillan Scholarship, in his honour, is still handed out annually at ODCVI’s successor, Orillia Secondary School.