Millard Fleming (1997) - Marshall Athletics Hall of Fame

Millard Fleming

Induction:
1997
Class:
1961

One of the most versatile players for the early 1960s Marshall football teams, Millard Fleming also was one of the fastest of the Thundering Herd players and ran as a sprinter for the Marshall track team. The Leslie, W.Va., native started every game as a sophomore in 1960, leading the team in rushing and kickoff returns. He received first team All-Mid-American Conference accolades as a halfback in 1961 as he finished second on the Marshall team in rushing and again led the team in kickoff and punt returns. After completing his Marshall career, Fleming played two seasons for the Ottawa Rough Riders in the Canadian Football League, where he was one of the CFL’s top kickoff returners, and four more years for the Charleston (W.Va.) Rockets of the Continental Football League, helping the team to a 15-0 record and the 1965 league championship and earning first team all-league honors as a cornerback and making the All-Star team in 1967. Fleming was inducted into the Marshall Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997.