Jim Miller (end)
{{Short description|Canadian football player & rugby union player}}
{{Infobox gridiron football person
|name=Jim Miller
|image=
|import=no
|position1=End
|birth_date={{birth date|1932|2|20}}
|birth_place=Montreal, Quebec, Canada
|death_date={{death date and age|2006|11|1|1932|2|20}}
|death_place=
|number=72
|college=McGill
|high_school=
|height_ft=5
|height_in=11
|weight_lbs=225
|CFLDraftedYear=1953
|CFLDraftedRound=3
|CFLDraftedPick=9
|CFLDraftedTeam=Montreal Alouettes
|playing_years1={{CFL Year|1953}}–{{CFL Year|1958}}
|playing_team1=Montreal Alouettes
|career_highlights=
- IRFU All-Star ({{CFL Year|1956}})
|statvalue6=62
}}
James Bernard Miller (February 20, 1932 – November 1, 2006) was a Canadian football end who played six seasons with the Montreal Alouettes of the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. He was drafted by the Montreal Alouettes in the third round of the 1953 IRFU college draft. He played college football at McGill University.
College career
Miller played college football for the McGill Redmen from 1949 to 1953, including three seasons on the senior squad. He was an All-Star in 1952. He also won three consecutive Canadian intercollegiate boxing heavyweight championships from 1951 to 1953. Miller represented McGill at the 1952 Canadian boxing championships and Olympic trials in Vancouver. He was the 1953 Quebec Golden Gloves heavyweight champion. He studied commerce at McGill University. Miller was inducted into the McGill Sports Hall of Fame on September 26, 2002.{{cite web|url=http://www.mcgillathletics.ca/hof.aspx?hof=50&path=&kiosk= |title=Hall of Fame |publisher=mcgillathletics.ca |accessdate=September 30, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930231750/http://www.mcgillathletics.ca/hof.aspx?hof=50&path=&kiosk= |archivedate=September 30, 2015 }}
Professional career
Miller was selected by the Montreal Alouettes with the ninth pick in the 1953 IRFU Draft and played for the team from 1953 to 1958. He earned IRFU All-Star honors at defensive end in 1956. The Alouettes lost the Grey Cup three straight years from 1954 to 1956.{{cite web|url=http://www.cflapedia.com/Players/m/miller_jim.htm |title=Jim Miller |publisher=cflapedia.com |accessdate=July 6, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707024549/http://www.cflapedia.com/Players/m/miller_jim.htm |archivedate=July 7, 2015 }}
Personal life
Miller managed an appliance company called Danby Corporation upon leaving McGill. He sold the company in 1972 and starting managing Miller Properties, a real estate business with properties in Quebec and the United States, in 1982. He was inducted into the YMHA Hall of Fame in October 2001.
References
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External links
- [http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=millejim005 Stats Crew profile]
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