Johnny Miner was a multi-sport star at Columbus East High School. In his first at year at Ohio State University, Miner  tried out for the basketball squad, but was cut.  Miner had given up hope of playing for the Buckeyes, but in 1923 OSU’s new coach, Harold Olsen, saw him playing intramural basketball and asked him to join the team. By the  1924-25 season,  Miner’s junior year, he had became a starter and team captain, leading Ohio State to a 12-5 record. In 1925,  OSU had a 14-2 record and won its first conference title with an 11-1 mark. Miner led the league in scoring with 133 points in 12 games for an 11.09 average and became Ohio State’s first consensus All-American. Miner played professional basketball for over a decade, headlining powerful Midwest independent teams such as the Flint Buick Flyers and the Akron Goodyear Wingfoots. Miner remained employed by the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company for 35 years.

 

JOHNNY MINER		Height:	5:09		Weight:		150		College:		Ohio State’26
John Frank Miner		Born:   May 31, 1901			Died:  Oct 24, 1981				Hometown:		Columbus, Oh.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1922-23	Ohio State	College
1923-14	Ohio State	College
1924-25	Ohio State	College
1925-26	Ohio State	College
1925-26	Columbus Kinnears	Indep
1926-27	Flint Buick Flyers	Indep
1927-28	Flint Buick Flyers	Indep
1928-29	Flint Buick Flyers	Indep
1929-30	Pontiac–Detroit	NPBL	14	19	14				52	3.7
1930-31		Indep
1931-32	Akon Goodyears	Indep
1932-33	Akon Goodyears	NBL	4	12	4				28	7.0
1933-34	Akon Goodyears	Indep
1934-35	Akon Goodyears	Indep
1935-36	Akon Goodyears	Indep
	Major League Totals		18	31	18				80	4.4

 

JOHN MILLS		Height:	6:08		Weight:	210			College:		Western Kentucky’44
John P. Mills		Born:	Sep 7, 1919		Died:  Aug 25, 1995				Hometown:		Barbourville, Ky.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1937-38	Western Kentucky (Frosh)	College
1938-39	Western Kentucky	College
1939-40	Western Kentucky	College
1940-41	Western Kentucky	College
1944-45	Cleveland	NBL	29	29	42	69	.609		100	3.4
1945-46	Cleveland	NBL	19	13	25				51	2.7
1946-47	Pittsburgh	BAA	47	55	71				181	3.9
	Major League Totals		95	97	138				332	3.5
				POST SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1944-45	Cleveland	NBL	2	3	6				12	6.0
1944-45	Cleveland	WBT	1	1	1	2	.500		3	3.0
	Major League Totals		3	4	7				15	5.0
	Major League Totals		6	8	14				30	5.0

 

JACK MILLS		Height:	6:04		Weight:	210			College:		Mt.Union’40 (Oh)
Jack Lemoyne Mills		Born:  May 8, 1918			Died:   Feb 11, 2007				Hometown:		Youngstown, Oh.
Son of major-league baseball player Frank Mills					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1936-37	Mt. Union(Oh)(Frosh)	College
1937-38	Mt. Union(Oh)	College
1938-39	Mt. Union(Oh)	College
1939-40	Mt. Union(Oh)	College
1040-41	Youngstown Sheet & Tube	Indep
1941-42	Youngstown Sheet & Tube	Indep
1941-46	U.S. Navy	Military Service
1946-47	Youngstown	NBL	8	5	8	10	.800		18	2.3
	Major League Totals		8	5	8	10	.800		18	2.3

ED MILLS		Height:	6:08		Weight:		225		College:		Wisconsin’48
Edward Russell Mills		Born:   Feb 23, 1922			Died:  Sep 27, 2002				Hometown:  West Milwaukee, Wi.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1948-49	Oshkosh	NBL	8	8	7	12	.583		23	2.9
1948-49	Milwaukee Bright Spots	Indep
1949-50	Milwaukee	Indep
1949-40	Racine Knights	Indep
	Major League Totals		8	8	7	12	.583		23	2.9

 

WALT MILLER		Height:	6:02		Weight:	190			College:		Duquesne’37
Walter Philip Miller		Born:   Jul 30, 1915			Died:  Jan 21, 2001				Hometown:		Homestead, Pa.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1933-34	Duquesne (Frosh)	College
1934-35	Duquesne	College
1935-36	Duquesne	College
1936-37	Duquesne	College
1937-38	Pittsburgh	NBL	9	18	10				46	5.1
1938-39	Pittsburgh	NBL	19	52	44				148	7.8
1939-40	Pittsburgh Pirates	Indep
1940-41	Pittsburgh Pirates	Indep
1940-41	Pittsburgh Leheny	Indep
1941-42	Hagerstown Conoco Oilers	Indep
1942-243	Pittsburgh Corbetts	Indep
1942-46	U.S. Navy	Military Service
1945-46	Youngstown	NBL	10	4	5				13	1.3
1946-47	Pittsburgh	BAA	12	7	5				19	1.6
1947-48	Altoona	AAL	5	6	5				17	3.4
1948-49	Altoona	AAL	23						149	6.5
1949-50	Altoona	AAL	21	37	41				115	5.5
1950-51	Altoona	AAL	22	31	28				90	4.1
	Major League Totals		50	81	64				226	4.5
				PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1941-42	Hagerstown	WBT	1	2	1	3	.333		5	5.0
1947-48	Altoona	AAL	2						12	6.0
	Major League Totals		1	2	1	3	.333		5	5.0

STRETCH MILLER		Height:	6:03		Weight:		200		College:		None
Edward Joseph Miller		Born: Mar 7, 1901			Died:  Apr 21, 1998				Hometown:		Atlantic City, NJ
Eddie Miller			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1921-22	Atlantic City St.Nicholas	Indep
1921-22	Philadelphia	EBL	7	2	5	8	.625	0	9	1.3
1922-23	Atlantic City	EBL	7	2	12	21	.571	1	16	2.3
1922-23	Philadelphia St.Peter’s	PBL	5	8	6				22	4.4
1923-24	PhiladelphiaS t.Peter’s	PBL	37	43	80	151	.530	14	166	4.5
1923-24	Atlantic City Redjackets	Indep
1923-24	South Philadelphia Arcadia AA	Indep
1924-25	Philadelphia Tri-Council	PBL	24	37	35	87	.402	13	109	4.5
1924-25	Kingston	MBL	2	1	2				4	2.0
1925-26	Philadelphia	EBL	9	17	11				45	5.0
1925-26	Chicago	ABL	21	34	25				93	4.4
1926-27	Wildwood-Hammonton	SJL	4	9	14	27	.519		32	8.0
1926-27	Washington–Baltimore	ABL	31	34	61				129	4.2
1927-28	Philadelphia	ABL	2	0	0		.000		0	0.0
1927-28	Hammonton	SJL	24	54	116	204	.569		224	9.3
1928-29	Pattison	EBL	1	0	0	0	.000		0	0.0
1928-29	Ocean City	SJL	29	72	95	146	.651		239	8.2
1929-30	Camden	EBL	36	48	51				147	4.1
1930-31	Bridgeton	TSL	19	30	27				87	4.6
1931-32	Bridgeton	EBL	21	27	25				79	3.8
1932-33	Bridgeton	EBL	2	1	0	0	.000		2	1.0
1933-34	Camden	ABL	1	0	1				1	1.0
	Major League Totals		169	206	263				675	4.0
				PLAYOFF RECORD
1924-25	Philadelphia Tri-Council	PBL	2	4	3				11	5.5
1930-31	Bridgeton	TSL	5	3	5				11	2.2

 

 

RUSS MILLER		Height:	5:11		Weight:		215		College:		Georgetown’41
Russell W. Miller		Born:  Feb 10, 1916			Died: Mar 6, 1982				Hometown:		Passaic, NJ
					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1936-37
1937-38	Georegtown (DC)	College
1938-39	Georegtown (DC)	College
1939-40	Georegtown (DC)	College
1940-41	Georegtown (DC)	College
1941-45	Military Service
1945-46	Paterson	ABL	1	0	0				0	0.0
	Major League Totals		1	0	0				0	0.0