Candy Miller
 Miller from 1922 Purdue yearbook | |||||||||
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| Born: | June 7, 1898 Rochester, Indiana, United States | ||||||||
| Died: | November 3, 1986 (aged 88) Frankfort, Indiana, United States | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Rochester (IN) | ||||||||
| College: | Purdue University | ||||||||
| Position: | Tackle, End, Halfback, Fullback | ||||||||
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Raymond Frederick "Candy" Miller (June 7, 1898 – November 3, 1988) was a professional football player who spent two years in the National Football League (NFL) with the Canton Bulldogs and the Racine Legion. Miller was a part of the Bulldogs' 1922 NFL championship team.
While he played professional football, Miller is best remembered as an All-American basketball player, helping to lead Purdue to a 1920–21 national basketball championship. He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980.
Biography
[edit]Ray "Candy" Miller was born June 7, 1898, in Rochester, Indiana. He attended Rochester High School, where he was a four sport athlete, starring in baseball, football, track, and basketball.[1] Miller was named an Indiana All-State basketball player in 1918 and won the state long jump championship that same year.[2]
He was briefly in the United States Army following graduation and remained active in the American Legion throughout his life.[3]
Miller attended Purdue University, where he continued to play all three sports.[1] He excelled particularly at basketball, where he was named an All-Conference guard for two seasons.[1] He helped Purdue win a 1920–21 national basketball championship and was named an All-American in basketball in 1922.[2]
Miller graduate from Purdue in 1922 with a degree in civil engineering.[3]
After graduation, he tried his hand at professional football, becoming a member of the Canton Bulldogs of the National Football League in 1922 before moving to the NFL's Horlick-Racine Legion, for whom he started at right tackle.[1] He played with the Racine club during the 1923 season as well, before moving to Huntington, Indiana to take a position in the engineering department of the Erie Railroad.[1]
After his time on the railroad, Miller moved to Frankfort, Indiana, where he worked as a city engineer and building inspector.[4]
Miller was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1980.[2]
"Candy" Miller died in Frankfort on November 3, 1986. He was 88 years old at the time of his death.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Stage Set for Downfall of M. Nyikos & Co.," Huntington [IN] Press, March 5, 1924, p. 6.
- ^ a b c "Former Purdue All-American 'Candy' Miller Dies," Evansville Courier and Press, Nov. 6, 1986, p. 25.
- ^ a b "Raymond 'Candy' Miller was Purdue All-American," Lafayette Journal and Courier, Nov. 5, 1986, p. 18.
- ^ "Early Cage Great Dies," Muncie Star Press, Nov. 6, 1986, p. 12.