Former Colts RB Randy McMillan, known for historic debut, dies at 67

The Indianapolis Colts are mourning the nonaccomplishment of erstwhile standout subordinate Randy McMillan, who died astatine property 67.

The precocious moving backmost was selected by the Baltimore Colts successful the archetypal circular of the 1981 NFL Draft. McMillan rapidly captured the hearts of Colts fans with a historical show successful his NFL debut.

In his archetypal pro crippled against the New England Patriots, McMillan ran for 146 yards, scoring 2 touchdowns to assistance assistance Baltimore to a 29-28 triumph successful September 1981. The show earned Millan his archetypal NFL Offensive Player of the Week honor.

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Randy McMillan (32) of the Baltimore Colts looks to debar a tackle by Bryan Hinkle (53) of the Pittsburgh Steelers Nov. 13, 1983, astatine Memorial Stadium successful Baltimore. McMillan played for the Colts from 1981-86.  (Focus connected Sport/Getty Images)

Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk is the lone subordinate successful franchise past to unreserved for much touchdowns successful his NFL debut. Faulk finished his archetypal games successful a Colts azygous with 3 rushing scores. 

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McMillan did not surpass the 100-yard rushing people successful immoderate of the remaining games successful his rookie season. He ended the play with 597 rushing yards, racking up different 466 receiving yards. He was with the Colts erstwhile the franchise moved from Baltimore to Indianapolis successful 1984.

Baltimore Colts moving backmost Randy McMillan (32) looks up aft being tackled during a crippled against the Miami Dolphins astatine Memorial Stadium Oct. 23, 1983 successful Baltimore. (George Gojkovich/Getty Images)

McMillan played for the Colts from 1981-86.

He retired astatine 28 aft helium was deed by a car, which resulted successful a limb injury. McMillan rushed for 3,876 yards successful his NFL career.

Indianapolis Colts moving backmost Randy McMillan successful enactment against the New England Patriots astatine Foxboro Stadium Dec. 16, 1984, successful Foxboro, Mass. (Dick Raphael/USA Today Sports)

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McMillan's assemblage shot vocation started astatine Harford (Maryland) College. He aboriginal transferred to Pittsburgh, wherever helium spent 2 years playing alongside backmost Dan Marino.

McMillan was the nation's starring scorer and apical rusher successful 1978. He is simply a subordinate of the Harford Sports Hall of Fame. 

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