John Miller (offensive lineman, born 1934)

John Miller

No. 73, 72

Position:

Offensive tackle
Defensive lineman

Personal information

Date of birth:

February 1, 1934

Place of birth:

Lowell, Massachusetts

Date of death:

May 27, 2015 (aged 81)

Place of death:

Revere, Massachusetts

Career information

College:

Boston College

NFL Draft:

1955 / Round: 9 / Pick: 100

Career history

Washington Redskins (1956, 1958–1959)
Green Bay Packers (1960)

Career NFL statistics

Games played:	41
Safeties:	1
Player stats at NFL.com

John Joseph Miller (February 1, 1934 — May 27, 2015) was a former American football offensive and defensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and the Green Bay Packers.

NFL career

Johnny Miller was listed at 6'-5" and 253 lbs as a special team's punt and kick returner, in the Right Tackle position. He also lined up as Tackle, Defensive Tackle, and Defensive End for the Redskins for three seasons.^[1]

In 1960, Miller was traded to Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers where he played just five games and finished his NFL career.

College years

He played college football at Boston College from 1952 to 1955, as a four-year starter as Offensive Tackle, where he played shoulder-to-shoulder with Center Frank Morze and Guard Henry O'Brien as the main blockers for team captain Joe Johnson.

Miller's Sophomore year, he earned the O'Melia Award for outstanding player in the BC-Holy Cross game, the only offensive tackle to ever do so.^[2]

vs Clemson 14 - 14 T Sep 26
at LSU 6 - 42 L Oct 3
vs Villanova 7 - 15 L Oct 11
at Fordham 20 - 13 W Oct 16
at Xavier 31 - 14 W Oct 25
vs Richmond 0 - 14 L Oct 31
vs Wake Forest 20 - 7 W Nov 7
Detroit Mercy 33 - 20 W Nov 15
vs Holy Cross 6 - 0 W Nov 28

In 1954, Miller's Junior Year, the Eagles went 8-1^[3]

9/25 @ Detroit Mercy (2-7) W 12 7
10/2 @ Temple (non-IA) W 12 9
10/9 vs. Virginia Military Institute (4-6) W 44 0
10/16 vs. Fordham (1-7-1) W 21 7 @ New York, NY
10/23 vs. Springfield (non-IA) W 42 6
10/31 vs. Xavier (non-IA) L 14 19
11/5 @ Marquette (3-5-1) W 13 7
11/13 vs. Boston University (7-2) W 7 6
11/27 vs. Holy Cross (3-7) W 31 13 @ Boston, MA

1955, Miller's Senior year he was elected team captain, and earned All-American honors as the Eagles went 5-2-1^[4]

Brandeis University 27 - 0 W Sep 24
vs Villanova 28 - 14 W Oct 8
Detroit Mercy 23 - 0 W Oct 15
Marquette 13 - 13 T Oct 21
at Xavier 12 - 19 L Oct 29
at Miami 7 - 14 L Nov 4
at BU 40 - 12 W Nov 12
vs Holy Cross 26 - 7 W Nov 26

He played in the North-South Shrine Game and The Senior Bowl just before he was drafted in the ninth round of the 1955 NFL Draft.

Later years and death

In 1992, Miller was inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame.^[5] In 2014, Miller was inducted into St. Mary's Lynn High School Varsity Athletic Hall of Fame for coaching. On May 27, 2015, Miller died at his home.^[6]

References

Washington Redskins 1955 NFL Draft selections

Ralph Guglielmi Ray Perkins Don Glantz Erik Christensen Ron Marciniak Johnny Allen John Miller Tom Louderback Larry Parker John Barish Len Oniskey Tom Braatz Charley Horton Hal Norris Don Shea Don Bailey Bob Dee Ron Geyer Buck George Joe Boland Chick Donaldson Bob Ready Frank Radella Walt Houston A.J. Baker Arch Cassidy Bing Bordier Tom Petty

Draft years 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1950 AAFC 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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