John Miller (offensive lineman, born 1934) explained

John Miller
Position:Offensive tackle
Defensive lineman
Number:73, 72
Birth Date:1 February 1934
Birth Place:Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
Death Place:Revere, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lbs:253
College:Boston College
Draftyear:1955
Draftround:9
Draftpick:100
Teams:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:41
Statlabel2:Safeties
Statvalue2:1
Pfr:MillJo23

John Joseph Miller (February 1, 1934 – May 27, 2015) was a former American football offensive and defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the Green Bay Packers.

College career

Miller played college football at Boston College from 1952 to 1955, as a four-year starter at tackle, where he played shoulder-to-shoulder with center Frank Morze and guard Henry O'Brien as the main blockers for team captain Joe Johnson.

Miller's sophomore year, he earned the O'Melia Award for outstanding player in the BC–Holy Cross game, the only offensive tackle to ever do so.[1]

In 1954, Miller's junior year, the Eagles went 8–1.[2]

1955, Miller's senior year he was elected team captain, and earned All-American honors as the Eagles went 5–2–1.[3]

He played in the North–South Shrine Game and the Senior Bowl just before he was drafted in the ninth round of the 1955 NFL draft.

Professional career

Johnny Miller was listed at 6feet and 253lb as a special team's punt and kick returner, in the Right Tackle position. He also lined up as Tackle, Defensive Tackle, and Defensive End for the Redskins for three seasons.[4]

In 1960, Miller was traded to Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers where he played just five games and finished his NFL career.

Later life and death

In 1992, Miller was inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame.[5] In 2014, Miller was inducted into St. Mary's Lynn High School Varsity Athletic Hall of Fame for coaching.On May 27, 2015, Miller died at his home.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Bio: John Miller - BCEAGLES.COM - Boston College Official Athletic Site . 2010-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110922124852/http://bceagles.cstv.com/genrel/miller_john00.html . 2011-09-22 . dead .
  2. Web site: Boston College Historical Scores . 2010-01-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100118053001/http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/BostonCollege.htm . 2010-01-18 .
  3. Web site: 1955 Boston College Eagles Football rosters, game schedules, photos, articles, and videos | Fanbase . 2010-01-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100115225811/http://www.fanbase.com/Boston-College-Eagles-Football-1955 . 2010-01-15 .
  4. Web site: Johnny Miller Stats. .
  5. Web site: Player Bio: John Miller - BCEAGLES.COM - Boston College Official Athletic Site . 2010-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110922124852/http://bceagles.cstv.com/genrel/miller_john00.html . 2011-09-22 . dead .
  6. http://www.itemlive.com/news/a-player-a-coach-a-teacher-mourned/article_3e5346ea-04ed-11e5-b312-63d1bec504a6.html{{dead link|date=November 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}