Don Miller (American football)

Don Miller
Sport(s)	Football
Biographical details
Born	March 29, 1902(1902-03-29)
Place of birth	Defiance, Ohio
Died	July 28, 1979(1979-07-28) (aged 77)
Place of death	Cleveland, Ohio
Playing career
1922–1924	Notre Dame
Position(s)	Halfback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1925–1928 1929–1932	Georgia Tech (backfield) Ohio State (backfield)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
All-American, 1923 All-American, 1924
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1970 (profile)

Don "Midnight" Miller (March 29, 1902 – July 28, 1979) was an American football player and coach. He was one of the famous "Four Horsemen" of the University of Notre Dame's backfield in 1924. Miller was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1970.

Miller's three brothers attended Notre Dame before him. The most famous of these being Red Miller, captain of the 1909 squad.

Notre Dame head coach Knute Rockne called Miller "the greatest open field runner I ever had."

After his playing career, he coached at several colleges, including Georgia Tech. He eventually decided to quit coaching and pick up his career in law, in which he was successful in the Cleveland area.^[1] In 1925, he played professional football for the then-independent Hartford Blues.^[2]

On February 5, 1957, Miller appeared on To Tell the Truth.

References

1. ^ College Football Hall of Fame Profile
2. ^ Hogrogian, John (1982). "The Hartford Blues Part I". Coffin Corner (Professional Football Researchers Association) 4 (8): 1–5. http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/04-08-107.pdf. 

External links

• Don Miller at the College Football Hall of Fame

Persondata
Name	Miller, Don
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	March 29, 1902
Place of birth	Defiance, Ohio
Date of death	July 28, 1979
Place of death	Cleveland, Ohio