Heinie_Miller
Heinie Miller
American football player and coach (1893–1964)
Henry John "Heinie" Miller (January 1, 1893 – June 9, 1964) was an American football player and coach from 1920 to 1942. He played in The National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo All-Americans and the Milwaukee Badgers.
| Born: | (1893-01-01)January 1, 1893 Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Died: | June 9, 1964(1964-06-09) (aged 71) Longport, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Guard, End |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| College | University of Pennsylvania |
| Career history | |
| As coach | |
| 1920–1922 | Saint Joseph's Prep (PA) |
| 1923 | Saint Joseph's |
| 1925–1932 | Temple |
| 1934–1939 | Saint Joseph's |
| 1942 | West Chester |
| As player | |
| 1920 | Union Club of Phoenixville |
| 1920–1921 | Buffalo All-Americans |
| 1921 | Union AA of Philadelphia |
| 1922–1924 | Frankford Yellow Jackets |
| 1925 | Milwaukee Badgers |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Miller played for the University of Pennsylvania football team and switched positions from tight end to fullback in 1915.[1] [2][3] Miller also played for the Union Club of Phoenixville, and its later incarnation, the Union Athletic Association of Philadelphia. He was also a player-coach for the Frankford Yellow Jackets, prior to their NFL membership in 1924.
Before playing professional football, Miller played college football for the University of Pennsylvania. While playing for the Penn Quakers football team, he was a consensus first-team All-American in both 1917 and 1919.[4]
Miller died at the age of seventy-one at his home in Longport, New Jersey.[5]
College
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Joseph's Hawks (Independent) (1923) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Saint Joseph's | 5–2 | |||||||
| Temple Owls (Independent) (1925–1932) | |||||||||
| 1925 | Temple | 5–2–2 | |||||||
| 1926 | Temple | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1927 | Temple | 7–1 | |||||||
| 1928 | Temple | 7–1–2 | |||||||
| 1929 | Temple | 6–3–1 | |||||||
| 1930 | Temple | 7–3 | |||||||
| 1931 | Temple | 8–1–1 | |||||||
| 1932 | Temple | 5–1–2 | |||||||
| Temple: | 50–15–8 | ||||||||
| Saint Joseph's Hawks (Independent) (1934–1939) | |||||||||
| 1934 | Saint Joseph's | 2–5–1 | |||||||
| 1935 | Saint Joseph's | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| 1936 | Saint Joseph's | 6–2–1 | |||||||
| 1937 | Saint Joseph's | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| 1938 | Saint Joseph's | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1939 | Saint Joseph's | 4–4–1 | |||||||
| Saint Joseph's: | 31–23–5 | ||||||||
| West Chester Golden Rams (Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference) (1942) | |||||||||
| 1942 | West Chester | 5–3–1 | 1–2 | T–6th | |||||
| West Chester: | 5–3–1 | 1–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 86–41–14 | ||||||||
- Heinie Miller to Play Fullback For Quakers, The Washington Times, 1915, retrieved 13 March 2023
- Miller Shifted from End to Fullback on Quaker Team, Perth Amboy Evening News, 1915, retrieved 13 March 2023
- Quaker Coaches Honor Miller by Shifting Him From End to Fullback, New Britain Herald, 1915, retrieved 13 March 2023
- "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 5. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- via Associated Press. "Heinie Miller, All-America End in 1919, Dies", Park City Daily News, June 10, 1964. Accessed May 30, 2013. "Longport, NJ (AP) - Henry (Heinie) Miller, All-America football end in 1919 at the University of Pennsylvania died unexpectedly Tuesday at his home in this resort near Atlantic City."