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 The Milanovich family's contributions are a
great part of the tradition of Beaver County sports. With his
posthumous induction, Sam Milanovich Jr joined both his father,
Sam Sr, and
uncle
Fred in the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame. Sam competed three
years on the basketball and golf teams at Aliquippa High School from
1965-1968, earning All Section and All WPIAL honors as a senior. He
was talented enough to land a scholarship to Boston University, but
after one season at Boston transferred to Augustana College in
South Dakota, and, by the time his collegiate career was over,
was the tenth leading scorer in Augustana history and the program's
all time assist leader. Upon graduation, Sam entered the coaching
profession and became one of the most accomplished small college
coaches in America. From 1981 to 1992, he was the head basketball
coach at Dickinson State University (ND) and took his team to the
playoffs seven straight seasons. He also coached the Dickinson golf team, leading them to the North Dakota College Conference
championship twice during his six year tenure. Sam was also named
the North Dakota Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year
when he led Dickinson to its first NDCAC championship since 1948,
and he was an NAIA District 12 Golf Coach of the Year in 1986 and 1987.
Before going to Dickinson, Sam was head golf coach at South Dakota
State University from 1974 to 1977 and the head soccer coach at John
Carroll University in Cleveland from 1977 to 1981. Sam Milanovich
Jr died at age 42 after a battle with cancer |
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