Career
When he was fourteen, Corky and his family moved from a small Missouri town to Chula Vista, California. In 2000, because of his contributions to the community, an elementary school in Chula Vista was named after him. While McMillin was busy building houses, his passion was taking his family to the Imperial Sand Dunes on the weekends.
As sons Mark and Scott got older, McMillin decided to try his hand at off-road racing.
As the McMillin Companies continued to prosper, Corky expanded into different markets, including Liberty Station, a 361-acre (146 km2) conversion project on the site of the former San Diego Naval Training Center. He eventually became one of the largest private developers in the country.
The Corky McMillin Companies donated $1.5 million to enhance the real estate program at San Diego State University"s College of Business Administration. Corky McMillin died at the age of 76 less than two weeks after he had a heart attack while racing in his final desert race, the Service Corps of Retired Executives Las Vegas Primm 300.
He has eight grand children.
Jessica, Charlotte, Andrew, Daniel, Stephanie, Macy, Cody and Luke. 2006 inductee in the Office-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame.