Mack Miller
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Andrew Markley "Mack" Miller (born October 15, 1931) is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 cross-country skier and trainer.

Mack Miller was national champion cross country skiing of 1955 and represented the United States in the Winter Olympics of 1956 and 1960. In between, in 1958 he was the highest ranked American cross-country skier in the Nordic Championship
Nordic Championship
The Nordic Championships refers to a number of sporting competitions for Nordic countries. For some of the competitions, is the top achievement in a sport or contest for Nordic athletes...

. Along with Sven Johansson from Anchorage, Mack Miller was the most prominent American cross country skier of his era. (Sven Johansson, however, could represent the United States only in the 1960 Olympics because of his naturalization process.)

Mack Miller was born in Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...

. He is the son of the late children's fiction author Helen Markley Miller
Helen Markley Miller
Helen C. Knapp Markley Miller was a prolific American writer of historical and biographical fiction for children taking place in the Western United States.-Biography:...

. Mack and his sport formed the inspiration for Mrs. Miller's sixth novel, Ski fast, ski long.

Mack Miller studied at Western State College of Colorado
Western State College of Colorado
Western State College of Colorado is a four-year public liberal arts college located in Gunnison, Colorado. The enrollment stands at about 2400 students with a high percentage, one-fourth, from out of state. The far flung appeal for some students is found in the idyllic mountains and ski slopes...

. He represented the university in various cross-country skiing tournaments. Mack Miller lives in Boise, Idaho.
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