He attended Rochester High School, where he was a four sport athlete, starring in baseball, football, track, and basketball.

[1] Miller was named an Indiana All-State basketball player in 1918 and won the state long jump championship that same year.

[2] He was briefly in the United States Army following graduation and remained active in the American Legion throughout his life.

[1] He played with the Racine club during the 1923 season as well, before moving to Huntington, Indiana to take a position in the engineering department of the Erie Railroad.

[1] After his time on the railroad, Miller moved to Frankfort, Indiana, where he worked as a city engineer and building inspector.