Arthur "Artie" Miller was an early professional American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 player for the Homestead Library & Athletic Club in 1900

1900 Homestead Library & Athletic Club football team

The 1900 Homestead Library & Athletic Club football team won the professional football championship of 1900. The team was affiliated with the Homestead Library & Athletic Club in Homestead, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh...

 and 1901

1901 Homestead Library & Athletic Club football team

The 1901 Homestead Library & Athletic Club football team won the professional football championship of 1901. The team was affiliated with the Homestead Library & Athletic Club in Homestead, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh...

, as well as the Pittsburgh Stars

Pittsburgh Stars

The Pittsburgh Stars were a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1902. The team was member of what was referred to as the National Football League. This league has no connection with the National Football League of today. The whole "league" was a curious mixture...

 of the first National Football League

National Football League (1902)

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. He played the position of halfback

Halfback (American football)

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. Before the start of the 1902 season, Miller was working as a lumberjack

Lumberjack

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 in Wisconsin

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Prior to playing professionally, Miller attended and played football at, the Carlisle Indian School. According to school records, Miller arrived at the school in 1891 and graduated in 1900. By 1910, he was living Gresham, Wisconsin

Gresham, Wisconsin

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, working in a saw mill and still playing football.