Jonathan Kieser "Poss" Miller (1899 – August 22, 1971) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Pennsylvania as a quarterback, captaining the 1922 Penn Quakers football team. Miller served as the head football coach at Franklin & Marshall College from 1928 to 1930, compiling a record of 15–11–1.
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1899 |
| Died | August 22, 1971 (aged 71) Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1920–1922 | Penn |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1928–1930 | Franklin & Marshall |
| 1931–1937 | Penn (backfield) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 15–11–1 |
Playing career
editMiller played college football for the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1920 to 1922 under coach John Heisman. Miller was the team captain in 1922.[1][2]
Miller also played the last five games of the 1923 football season for the Frankford Yellow Jackets where his brother Heinie was a member of the squad.[3]
Coaching career
editMiller became the head football coach at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He held that position there for three seasons, from 1928 until 1930. His coaching record at Franklin & Marshall was 15–11–1.[4]
Death
editMiller died at the age of 71, on August 22, 1971, at Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.[5]
Head coaching record
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin & Marshall (Independent) (1928–1930) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Franklin & Marshall | 4–5 | |||||||
| 1929 | Franklin & Marshall | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1930 | Franklin & Marshall | 5–3–1 | |||||||
| Franklin & Marshall: | 15–11–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 15–11–1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Record Throng at Opening of New Stadium. Vol. 21. The Pennsylvania Gazette. October 6, 1922. Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ^ Intercollegiate Football A Complete Pictorial and Statistical Review from 1869 to 1934, edited by Christy Walsh, Doubleday, Doran and Company, NY, 1934, pages 68 ff and 103 ff
- ^ Frankford Yellow Jackets, A Documentary Scrapbook by Howard Lee Barnes, Frankford Historical Society, Philadelphia PA, 1985, p. 36
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Franklin & Marshall Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ "Miller, Ex-Penn Star, Dies". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. August 24, 1971. p. 29. Retrieved December 26, 2018 – via Newspapers.com .