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Date of birth | February 18, 1954 |
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Career information | |
CFL status | National |
Position(s) | C/LS |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight | 250 lb (110 kg) |
Canada university | Manitoba |
CFL draft | 1976 / round: 0 / pick: Territorial exemption |
Drafted by | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Career history | |
As player | |
1976 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers* |
1978–1983 | Edmonton Eskimos |
1983 | Calgary Stampeders |
*Offseason and/or practice roster member only | |
Career highlights and awards | |
Ted Milian (born February 18, 1954) is a Canadian former professional football centre who played six seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Edmonton Eskimos and Calgary Stampeders. He was a territorial selection of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 1976 CFL draft. He played college football at the University of Manitoba.
Ted Milian was born on February 18, 1954. [1] He played college football for the Manitoba Bisons of the University of Manitoba. [1]
Milian was a territorial pick of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in the 1976 CFL draft. [1] He was cut by the Blue Bombers before the start of the season on June 23, 1976. [2] He then returned to finish his college football career with the Bisons, with his final year being in 1977. [1] He earned All-Canadian honors and played in the inaugural Can-Am Bowl in Tampa, Florida after his senior year. [3] [4]
Milian signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL in April 1978. [3] He dressed in all 80 games for the Eskimos from 1978 to 1982, winning five straight Grey Cups. [1] He also spent time at long snapper during his CFL career. [5] Milian dressed in three games for the Eskimos in 1983. [1] He was a centre for the majority of his CFL career except for 1979, in which he was listed as an offensive guard. [1]
On August 3, 1983, Milian and Harry Doering were traded to the Calgary Stampeders for Tom Krebs and a 1984 second round draft pick. [6] [7] If the 8–7 Stampeders had beat the 4–11 Saskatchewan Roughriders on November 6, 1983, in Calgary, then the Eskimos would have missed the playoffs for the first time since 1971. [7] However, Milian's low, bouncing snap in the last minute of the game ended up giving the Roughriders good field position at Calgary's 43-yard line. [7] Saskatchewan scored a touchdown several plays later and ended up winning the game 27–23. [7] Overall, Milian dressed in 13 games for the Stampeders in 1983. [1]
Milian's daughter, Elizabeth Milian, played college softball for the Ball State Cardinals. [8]