Eddie Miller

Edwin B. Miller


Born:
June 18, 1931
New Rochelle, NY

Died:
April 9, 2014
Boca Raton, FL


Career
1945-46 New Rochelle High School - NY (High School)
1946-47 New Rochelle High School - NY (High School)
1947-48 New Rochelle High School - NY (High School)
1949-50 Syracuse University (College)
1950-51 Syracuse University (College)
1951-52 Syracuse University (College)
1952-53 Milwaukee Hawks (NBA)
1952-53 Baltimore Bullets (NBA)
1953-54 Baltimore Bullets (NBA)

Born to Herman and Ruth Miller, the 6'8 Miller was basketball star at New Rochelle HS in New York. He would attended Syracuse, and on December 1, 1951, he became the first Orangeman to score 40 points in a game. Eddie was drafted by the Milwaukee Hawks in 1952, but was traded to the Baltimore Bullets a mere 10 games into the season. During the next season, the Bullets dissolved in mid-season. Miller was selected by the Boston Celtics in the dispersal draft, but he would never play an NBA game with the Celts. He left basketball to start a career in the toy industry, eventually forming a partnership, Miller-Sperber Inc. He retired after 40 years in the toy business, and died in Florida in 2014.

Ed married Helaine Miller in 1970 and they had one son.


Source:
New York Times, April 13, 2014

Stats:
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/milleed01.html
https://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=milleed01