Bill Miller (coach)
Encyclopedia
Bill Miller is best known as the most successful football
coach
at Texas State
and athletics director. Under Miller's direction, the football
team won 31 conference titles.
in 1931. He served in the United States Navy
during the Korean War
before enrolling at Texas State, then called Southwest Texas State College, playing football under coach Milton Jowers.
He was appointed as an assistant coach in 1961 and became head coach
a few years later. Miller developed the school's football program, winning consecutive Division II football championships as part of 31 conference wins. After Miller was appointed athletics director, Texas State became a Division I team. He was football coach for 15 years, the second longest term at Texas State and has the best record at 94-53-3.
Miller retired as athletics director at Texas State in 1992.
College football
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coach
Coach (sport)
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at Texas State
Texas State University–San Marcos
Texas State University–San Marcos is a doctoral-granting university located in San Marcos, Texas...
and athletics director. Under Miller's direction, the 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...
team won 31 conference titles.
Life and career
Miller was born in Goldthwaite, TexasGoldthwaite, Texas
Goldthwaite is a small city located in Mills County in Central Texas. The population was 1,802 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mills County, which is named for John T. Mills, a justice of the Supreme Court for the Third, Seventh, and Eighth districts of the former Republic of Texas....
in 1931. He served in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
during the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
before enrolling at Texas State, then called Southwest Texas State College, playing football under coach Milton Jowers.
He was appointed as an assistant coach in 1961 and became head coach
Head coach
A head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing athletes. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
a few years later. Miller developed the school's football program, winning consecutive Division II football championships as part of 31 conference wins. After Miller was appointed athletics director, Texas State became a Division I team. He was football coach for 15 years, the second longest term at Texas State and has the best record at 94-53-3.
Miller retired as athletics director at Texas State in 1992.