Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Bill Miller

William Ralph Miller


Born:
November 24, 1924
Berea, KY

Died:
July 9, 1991



Career
1940-41 Williamsburg High School - Kentucky (High School)
1941-42 Williamsburg High School - Kentucky (High School)
1942-43 Williamsburg High School - Kentucky (High School)
1943-44 Eastern Kentucky State University (College)
1947-48 University of North Carolina (College)
1948-49 Chicago Stags (BAA)
1948-49 St. Louis Bombers (BAA)
1955-56 Roanoke Rapids High School - North Carolina (High School) Head coach
1956-57 Campbellsville JC - Kentucky (College) Head coach
1957-58 Campbellsville JC - Kentucky (College) Head coach
1958-59 Campbellsville JC - Kentucky (College) Head coach
1959-60 Elon College - North Carolina (College) Head coach
1960-61 Elon College - North Carolina (College) Head coach
1961-62 Elon College - North Carolina (College) Head coach
1962-63 Elon College - North Carolina (College) Head coach
1963-64 Elon College - North Carolina (College) Head coach
1964-65 Elon College - North Carolina (College) Head coach
1965-66 Elon College - North Carolina (College) Head coach
1966-67 Elon College - North Carolina (College) Head coach
1967-68 Elon College - North Carolina (College) Head coach
1968-69 Elon College - North Carolina (College) Head coach
1969-70 Elon College - North Carolina (College) Head coach
1970-71 Elon College - North Carolina (College) Head coach
1971-72 Elon College - North Carolina (College) Head coach
1972-73 Elon College - North Carolina (College) Head coach
1973-74 Elon College - North Carolina (College) Head coach
1974-75 Elon College - North Carolina (College) Head coach
1975-76 Elon College - North Carolina (College) Head coach
1976-77 Elon College - North Carolina (College) Head coach
1977-78 Elon College - North Carolina (College) Head coach
1978-79 Elon College - North Carolina (College) Head coach

Born to Charles and Nell Miller, Bill went to Eastern Kentucky before entering the military as the close of World War 2. Following his discharge in 1947, we went to UNC, and then played pro basketball for the Stags and the Bombers. He worked as an accountant while finishing his undergraduate and Masters work, and then headed into coaching. He was the head coach for a year in Roanoke before taking a junior college job. After three years at Cambellsville, He moved on to Elon College, where he coached for 20 seasons.


Source:
Daily Times-News (Burlington, NC), April 23, 1959
Pendulum On-Line

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/millebi01.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=millebi01

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