Heinie Miller

Henry John "Heinie" Miller (January 1, 1893 – June 9, 1964) was an American football player and coach from 1920 to 1942. He played in The National Football League (NFL) for the Buffalo All-Americans and the Milwaukee Badgers.

Heinie Miller

Born:	(1893-01-01)January 1, 1893 Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:	June 9, 1964(1964-06-09) (aged 71) Longport, New Jersey, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Guard, end
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
College	Penn
Career history
As coach
1920–1922	Saint Joseph's Prep (PA)
1923	Saint Joseph's
1925–1932	Temple
1934–1939	Saint Joseph's
1942	West Chester
As player
1920	Union Club of Phoenixville
1920–1921	Buffalo All-Americans
1921	Union AA of Philadelphia
1922–1924	Frankford Yellow Jackets
1925	Milwaukee Badgers
Career highlights and awards
2× Consensus All-American (1917, 1919) Second-team All-American (1916)

Biography

Miller played for the University of Pennsylvania football team and switched positions from tight end to fullback in 1915.^{[1] [2][3]} Miller also played for the Union Club of Phoenixville, and its later incarnation, the Union Athletic Association of Philadelphia. He was also a player-coach for the Frankford Yellow Jackets, prior to their NFL membership in 1924.

Before playing professional football, Miller played college football for the University of Pennsylvania. While playing for the Penn Quakers football team, he was a consensus first-team All-American in both 1917 and 1919.^[4]

Late life and death

Miller later worked as an insurance executive. He died at the age of 71, on June 9, 1964, at his home in Longport, New Jersey.^[5]

Head coaching record

College

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Saint Joseph's Hawks (Independent) (1923)
1923	Saint Joseph's	5–2
Temple Owls (Independent) (1925–1932)
1925	Temple	5–2–2
1926	Temple	5–3
1927	Temple	7–1
1928	Temple	7–1–2
1929	Temple	6–3–1
1930	Temple	7–3
1931	Temple	8–1–1
1932	Temple	5–1–2
Temple:		50–15–8
Saint Joseph's Hawks (Independent) (1934–1939)
1934	Saint Joseph's	2–5–1
1935	Saint Joseph's	3–4–1
1936	Saint Joseph's	6–2–1
1937	Saint Joseph's	5–3–1
1938	Saint Joseph's	6–3
1939	Saint Joseph's	4–4–1
Saint Joseph's:		31–23–5
West Chester Golden Rams (Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference) (1942)
1942	West Chester	5–3–1	1–2	T–6th
West Chester:		5–3–1	1–2
Total:		86–41–14