Heinie Miller

Heinie Miller
Born:	January 1, 1893; Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died:	June 9, 1964 (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	University of Pennsylvania
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);

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.

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]

Miller died at the age of seventy-one at his home in Longport, New Jersey.^[5]


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
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

^ Heinie Miller to Play Fullback For Quakers, The Washington Times, 1915, retrieved March 13, 2023
^ Miller Shifted from End to Fullback on Quaker Team, Perth Amboy Evening News, 1915, retrieved March 13, 2023
^ Quaker Coaches Honor Miller by Shifting Him From End to Fullback, New Britain Herald, 1915, retrieved March 13, 2023
^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
^ via Associated Press. "Heinie Miller, All-America End in 1919, Dies", Park City Daily News, June 10, 1964. Accessed May 30, 2013. "Longport, NJ (AP) - Henry (Heinie) Miller, All-America football end in 1919 at the University of Pennsylvania died unexpectedly Tuesday at his home in this resort near Atlantic City."

v t e 1917 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Backfield	QB Benny Boynton HB Chic Harley HB Elmer Oliphant HB Everett Strupper
Line	E Charles Bolen E Henry Miller E Paul Robeson T Alfred Cobb T George Hauser G Eugene Neely G Herb Sies G Jock Sutherland C Frank Rydzewski

v t e 1919 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Backfield	QB Benny Boynton QB Bo McMillin HB Eddie Casey HB Chic Harley FB Ira Rodgers
Line	E Lester Belding E Bob Higgins E Henry Miller T Pete Henry T Belford West G Doc Alexander G Swede Youngstrom C Charles Carpenter C Red Weaver