Edgar Miller
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Edgar E. "Rip" Miller was an American football
American football
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 player, coach, and college athletics administrator. Miller played college football
College football
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 as a tackle
Tackle (American football)
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 at the University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame
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 from 1922 to 1924. He was a member of the "Seven Mules" line that blocked for the famous "Four Horsemen" backfield on Knute Rockne
Knute Rockne
Knute Kenneth Rockne was an American football player and coach. He is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in college football history...

's national championship team of 1924. Miller served as the head football coach at the United States Naval Academy
United States Naval Academy
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 from 1931 to 1933, compiling a record of 12–15–2. After stepping down as head coach, he remained at Navy as line coach until 1947 and then was the assistant athletic director
Athletic director
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 there from 1948 until his retirement in 1974. Miller was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
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 as a player in 1966. Five of his Notre Dame teammates are also enshrined in the Hall of Fame: fellow "Mule", Adam Walsh, and each of the "Four Horsemen", Harry Stuhldreher
Harry Stuhldreher
Harry Augustus Stuhldreher was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He played quarterback at University of Notre Dame from 1922 to 1924, where he was a three-time All-American and member of the legendary "Four Horsemen" backfield...

, Don Miller, Jim Crowley
Jim Crowley
James Harold "Jim" Crowley was an American football player and coach. He gained fame as one-fourth of the University of Notre Dame's legendary "Four Horsemen" backfield where he played halfback from 1922 to 1924. After a brief career as a professional football player, Crowley turned to coaching...

, and Elmer Layden
Elmer Layden
Elmer Francis Layden was an American football player, coach, college athletics administrator, and professional sports executive. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame where he starred at fullback as a member of the legendary "Four Horsemen" backfield...

.

Coaching career

Miller was the 20th head football coach for the United States Naval Academy Midshipmen
Navy Midshipmen football
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 located in Annapolis, Maryland
Annapolis, Maryland
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 and he held that position for three seasons, from 1931 until 1933. His coaching record at United States Naval Academy was 12 wins, 15 losses, and 2 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him 20th at United States Naval Academy in total wins and 26th at United States Naval Academy in winning percentage (.448).

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