Bob McMillen ( American football ) Robert James " Bob " McMillen , Jr . ( born October 28 , 1970 in Oak Park , Illinois ) is an American . He is a retired Arena football player , formerly a Runningback for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League . Early years . McMillen attended Immaculate Conception High School where he lettered in football , basketball , and baseball . After high school , he attended the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn , Illinois where he played football . He then transferred to Illinois - Benedictine where he majored in Sport management and he was a three - time All - America selection in football . He also earned All - Conference honors in football and baseball and won the Conference Player of the Year award in football . Professional playing career . Arizona Rattlers ( 1995 - 2000 ) . As a rookie in , McMillen played in all 16 games for the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League , making his debut May 12 in a road game against the San Jose SaberCats . He was the Rattlers ' First - leading rusher , carrying the ball 135 times for 378 yards and two receptions for 15 yards and one touchdown . He scored all five of his rushing touchdown s in the first four weeks of the season . On defense he recorded 24 . 5 tackles and one interception . In , McMillen only played in one game . In his only game of the season , he recorded nine carries for 30 yards and two touchdowns against the Orlando Predators before tearing the ACL in his right knee . In he returned from his torn ACL to play in 13 games for the Rattlers . He recorded 70 rushing yards and two touchdowns on offense while recording 13 tackles and one interception on defense . The Rattlers beat the Iowa Barnstormers 55 - 33 to win ArenaBowl XI . In , he played in just five games , recording 12 carries for 40 yards . He also recorded the first sack of his career May 9 , on the road against the San Jose . However , his season was cut short due to a torn ACL in his left knee against the Florida Firecats . In , McMillen returned and played in 11 games and led the league in rushing with 180 yards , he also scored eight rushing touchdowns . He was a Second - team All - Arena selection for his performance . He also led the Rattlers with 2 . 5 sacks . He scored 11 total touchdowns for the season . In , he played in 14 games . For the season , he led the team in rushing attempts , yards ( 143 ) , sacks and fumble recoveries ( 4 ) . His 143 rushing yards were the ninth - best in the league . He also recorded a career - high five sacks . He also earned First - team All - Arena honors . San Jose SaberCats ( 2001 - 2002 ) . Before the season , McMillen signed with the team he made his professional debut against , the San Jose SaberCats . In his first season with the SaberCats , he played in 12 games . He carried the ball 31 times for 123 yards , ninth best in the league . He missed two games in early June due to an injured ankle . In he played in 11 games , rushing for 101 yards and seven touchdowns and recorded 17 tackles on defenses . In his final game with the SaberCats , the team won their first , his second , ArenaBowl in ArenaBowl XVI . Chicago Rush ( 2003 - 2007 ) . McMillen signed a three - year deal with the Chicago Rush on November 14 , 2002 . He played in all 16 games for the Rush , his first full season as a professional . He made his Rush debut on February 2 against the Orlando Predators and recorded four tackles and one sack . For the season he recorded a career - high 27 tackles and rushed for 113 yards and recorded eight receptions . He also recorded one sack , one interception . It was the fifth straight season that he has rushed for over 100 yards . In , McMillen became the first player in AFL history to rush for 100 or more yards in six - consecutive seasons after he recorded a career - high 285 rushing yards . He also recorded a league - leading 22 touchdowns - the second highest single - season total in league history . He finished the season second in the league in rushing and recorded 25 tackles and one sack on defense . For his performance , he was selected to the league ’ s All - Ironman team . He also became only the fifth player in league history to rush for 1 , 000 career yards . After the season , on November 1 , he signed a one - year contract extension . In , McMillen played in all 16 games . He rushed for 178 yards and nine touchdowns and career - highs with 14 receptions for 126 yards on offense . On defense , he recorded 20 . 0 tackles , one sack and a career - high eight passes broken up . He moved into second place on the league ' s all - time rushing list on March 20 against the New Orleans VooDoo when he rushed for 10 yards in the game . The season was the first since 1998 in which McMillen rushed for less than 100 yards . He carried the ball 37 times for 89 yards and six touchdowns , he also recorded seven receptions for 36 on offense . On defense , he recorded 10 tackles and 1 . 5 sacks . That season , he also appeared on the cover of EA Sports " " . In his final season , in , he carried the ball 35 times for 86 yards and five touchdowns , he also recorded nine receptions for 84 yards and one touchdown on offense . On defense he recorded three tackles . Career summary . McMillen finished his career as the league ' s second all - time leading rusher with 1 , 514 career yards . He also ranked second in league history in rushing attempts ( 484 ) and fifth in rushing touchdowns ( 85 ) . He is one of only two players in league history to win an ArenaBowl championship with three different teams . He was also named one of the league ' s 20 Greatest Players . Professional coaching career . In August 2007 , after retiring as a player , McMillen was hired by the Chicago Rush as a Fullback / Linebacker s coach . He spent the 2008 AFL season as the Rush ' s assistant coach . When the Arena Football League ceased operations after the 2008 season , McMillen along with other Rush players moved over to the Chicago Slaughter . For 2009 , McMillen was an assistant coach for the Slaughter , and he returned to the Rush when the AFL returned in 2010 as Chicago ' s assistant head coach . On September 14 , 2010 , the Chicago Rush officially announced that McMillen would succeed Mike Hohensee as the team ' s head coach . McMillen becomes the Rush ' s second head coach in team history .