Hal Miller, Tech Football Hall-of-Famer

Hal Miller, IM 54, of Kingsport, Tenn., on Nov. 21. He was an All-American high school football player, and in 1947, the year not a single point was scored against his team during regular-season gridiron play, he also set the state record in shot put.

At Tech, Mr. Miller lettered for three seasons, twice was an All-SEC player and, during his senior year, the offensive tackle was a consensus All-American. In 1952, he co-captained the Yellow Jackets all the way to the national championship. In 1953, he was selected to play in the College All-Star Game. Following graduation, Mr. Miller was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers, for which he played one season before entering the Army. When his service was completed, the 49ers tried to woo him back. But he chose to take a job in his hometown of Kingsport at Tennessee Eastman Co. Later he would work as a materials handling supervisor at Holston Defense and then as a personnel representative, retiring in 1993. Among many community activities, he officiated high school football games.

In 1992, Mr. Miller was inducted into the Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame and, in 1993, into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. In 2001, he was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame and the NEC Sports Hall of Fame. In early 2011, he was honored with an induction into the Dobyns-Bennett High School Alumni Hall of Fame.

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