Allie Miller
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 23, 1886 Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | October 22, 1959 Abington, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1907–1909 | Penn |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1912 | Penn (freshmen) |
| 1913 | Haverford (PA) |
| 1914–1916 | Tome (MD) |
| 1918 | Tome (MD) |
| 1919 | Penn (assistant) |
| 1920 | Washington & Jefferson (backfield) |
| 1921–1922 | Villanova |
| 1924–1925 | Washington & Jefferson (backfield) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 11–4–3 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Awards | |
| |
Albert Crist "Allie" Miller (June 23, 1886 – October 22, 1959) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Villanova College—now known as Villanova University—from 1921 to 1922, compiling a record of 11–4–3. Miller played college football at the University of Pennsylvania from 1907 to 1909.
Career
[edit]Miller was a reserve quarterback for Penn in 1907. In 1908, he filled in for starter Charles Keinath during the Carnegie Tech and Michigan games.[1][2] Keinath left the game early in the season finale against Cornell and Miller scored a 47-yard touchdown to help lead Penn to a 17 to 4 victory.[3] Miller was captain of the 1909 Penn Quakers football team.[4] His younger brother, Heinie Miller, also played at Penn and later became a college football coach.[5]
Coaching
[edit]In 1912, Miller was coach of Penn's freshmen football team.[6] The following year he coached the at the Haverford Grammar School.[7] From 1914 to 1916, he was the head coach at the Tome School.[8][9] Forrest Craver took over as Tome's coach in 1917, but Miller returned the following year.[10][11] He returned to his alma mater as an assistant in 1919 and was the backfield coach at Washington & Jefferson College in 1920.[12][13]
Miller became the Villanova Wildcats football coach in 1921.[14] That year, he led the team to its best season in many years, losing only one game. Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide credited Miller with developing "quite a good team from the mediocre material at his command".[15] The following season, Villanova complied a 5–3–1 record.[16]
In 1924 and 1925, Miller was the backfield coach at Washington & Jefferson.[17][18]
Later life
[edit]After football, Miller worked as an insurance broker for J. B. Carnett in Philadelphia.[19] He died on October 22, 1959, at Abington Hospital in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.[20] He was survived by his two sons and one daughter.[19] He was preceded by his wife, Maude Skeene Clarke Miller, who died in 1954.[21]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova Wildcats (Independent) (1921–1922) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Villanova | 6–1–2 | |||||||
| 1922 | Villanova | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| Villanova: | 11–4–3 | ||||||||
| Total: | 11–4–3 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Goals From Field". The Pittsburgh Press. November 2, 1908. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Penn Loses Quarter Back Keinath". The New York Times. November 16, 1908.
- ^ "Old Penn Beat Cornell 17 to 4". The Philadelphia Record. November 27, 1908. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Miller Penn's Captain". St. Joseph Gazette. December 3, 1908. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Sporting Notes". The Crawfordsville Review. January 2, 1917. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Penn Names Coaches to Help Andy Smith". Trenton True American. April 18, 1912. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "West Philly Has Husky Eleven". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 29, 1913. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "School Sports". Boston Evening Transcript. September 10, 1914. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Miller to Coach Tome". The Pittsburgh Press. June 19, 1916. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Warner's Choice to Direct Sports at Tome School". The Pittsburgh Press. August 6, 1917. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
- ^ "Miller to Coach at Tome". The New York Times. September 29, 1918.
- ^ "Penn Resumes Its Work For Cornell". The New York Times. November 25, 1919.
- ^ "New Coach for W. And J.". The New York Times. October 28, 1920.
- ^ "Allie Miller Will Coach Villanova". Harrisburg Telegraph. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. August 27, 1921. p. 13. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ^ Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide. New York: American Sports Publishing Company. 1922. p. 77. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Villanova State Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
- ^ "Allie Miller To Report At W. & J. Today". The Washington Reporter. April 22, 1924. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ "Allie Miller Arrived to Aid in W. & J's. Spring Gridiron Work". The Washington Reporter. March 31, 1925. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
- ^ a b "Albert C. Miller". The New York Times. October 25, 1959.
- ^ ""Allie" Miller". The Express. Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. October 26, 1959. p. 3. Retrieved April 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ "Mrs. Albert Miller". The Philadelphia Inquirer. July 14, 1954.
