Popovich "Popo" was a prominent athlete at Butte High competing in football, basketball and track.
He returned the opening kickoff and ran 89 yards for a touchdown in the 1933 city title game against Butte Central.
Milton ran two punt returns for scores in a win over Montana State in the annual Bobcat-Grizzly game played in Butte in 1936.
Milt devoted his working life to serving Butte as a proud fireman in the finest department in the state.
For his outstanding lifetime athletic achievements, Milt was one of the original members selected for the Butte Sports Hall of Fame in 1987.