University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

Miller was the fourth baseball coach in school history. In 1947 as a student, he starred as a pitcher for two years. Following his sophomore season, he signed a professional contract with the Philadelphia Phillies. He went on to pitch 10 seasons for the Phillies playing in 261 games accumulating a 42-42 record in 69 starts. Miller finished second in the 1950 Rookie of the Year voting as he was part of the National League Pennant winning team. He was part of a group of 12 players on the Phillies dubbed as the “Whiz Kids” due to their youth (all were 20-25). He started 22 games and finished 11-6 with a 3.57 ERA while also throwing two shutouts that season. As a Titan coach, he started as an assistant in 1963 before taking over the head role in 1965. He remained head coach until 2000 finishing with a career 896-780-2 overall record.