Bing Miller (American football)
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Syracuse, New York
New York, New York
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| Position | Tackle |
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| Born | December 6, 1903 Syracuse, New York |
| Died | October 12, 1964 (aged 60) New York, New York |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 188 lb (85 kg) |
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| High school | Blodgett Vocational (NY) |
| College | NYU |
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John Edward "Bing" Miller (December 6, 1903 – October 12, 1964) was an American football player and coach and athletics administrator. He played tackle for the NYU Violes from 1924 to 1927 and for the Staten Island Stapletons from 1929 to 1931. He was later the line coach at Manhattan College (1932–1936), Hobart College (1937–1938), and Long Island University (1939–1940). He was the general manager of athletics at NYU from 1948 until his death in 1964.
Miller was born in Syracuse, New York, in 1903. He attended Blodgett Vocational School in Syracuse and the Dean Academy in Franklin, Massachusetts. He then enrolled at New York University where he played college football for NYU Violets from 1924 to 1927.[1] He was teammates with Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Ken Strong at NYU; Strong called Miller "the greatest tackle I ever saw."[2]