The Stone Mountain, Ga., resident was the president of Mystery Valley Golf Course from 1988-89, and is now a member. Unfortunately, Millikan's physical health now keeps him away from the sport he has grown to love almost as much as basketball.

"Maybe they're all mental," he says of the ailments. "But I'm ancient. ... I'm older than Methuselah," he says, referring to the biblical character who is said to have lived for many centuries.

Millikan is not too old to travel to visit his son in Mexico and to see his grandson play basketball at Elon University in North Carolina. He's always accompanied by his wife of 58 years, Maxine.

He still has fond memories of his basketball coaching days at the University of Maryland. In fact, Millikan's only daughter, Marla, 41, was born while he was coaching there.

Millikan was Maryland's head coach from 1955 to 1967. He led the Terps to winning seasons for eight years and finished with a career record of 243 wins and 183 losses.

He coached many great players, including Gary Williams, Maryland's current head coach.

Millikan had an especially strict dress codes for his players. It was mandatory for players to wear the team blazer when traveling, and their shoes had to be shined. When in warm-ups, players had to wear towels around their necks in an ascot-like manner.

"If you watch [basketball] coaches now, they're so casual with sweaters and stuff on," said Millikan. "I coached Gary Williams, and he always wears a shirt and tie."

Millikan is proud of the fact that every senior who played for him graduated. An education "was the reason a young man came to college, and it was my job to help them do well," he said.

"That had to be their No. 1 priority. Basketball was No. 2. And their third priority was to check in with the parents once in a while.”