Biographical details | |
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Born | 1899 |
Died | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, U.S. | August 22, 1971 (aged 71)
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 |
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.
Miller 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]
Miller 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]
Miller died at the age of 71, on August 22, 1971, at Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania.[5]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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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 |