Hal Miller (American football)

Hal Miller

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Miller with Miss America 1953
No. 77
Position: Tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1930-02-04)February 4, 1930
Place of birth: Kingsport, Tennessee
Date of death: November 21, 2011(2011-11-21) (aged 81)
Place of death: Kingsport, Tennessee
Career information
High school: Dobyns Bennett
College: Georgia Tech
NFL draft: 1953 / Round: 5 / Pick: 55
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games: 12
Player stats at NFL.com

Harold Maurice "Hal" Miller (February 4, 1930 November 21, 2011) was an American football tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers.

Playing career

Miller attended Dobyns-Bennett High School in Kingsport, TN where he selected as a 1948 Wigwam Wiseman High School Football All-American.

He played college football at Georgia Tech and was a two time All-SEC selection and a consensus All-American in 1952 where he led Georgia Tech as Co-Captain to the National Championship. He played in the 1953 College All-star Game. Hal is a member of the Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame, Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, NEC Sports Hall of Fame and the Dobyns-Bennett High School Alumni Hall of Fame.[1][2]

Miller was drafted in the fifth round of the 1953 NFL Draft.[3] He died aged 81 on November 21, 2011.[4]

References

  1. "Hal M. Miller" (PDF). The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  2. "Hal Miller, Tech Football Hall-of-Famer". Georgia Tech Alumni Magazine 88 (2). 24 May 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  3. "Hal Miller, OT". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
  4. "Obituary for Hal M. Miller, Tennessee". Times Free Press. November 24, 2011. Retrieved December 17, 2013.

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