[1] In 1965, Miller played professional American football with the NFL team Detroit Lions,[3] a career path that ended with an injury to his knee after only four exhibition games.
[4][5] After ten years teaching track and English at suburban Chicago's Bloom Township High School,[5] Miller became head coach at California Polytechnic State University until 1981, moving into the same position at Kansas State University until 1987.
During his time as the athletic director at Kansas State, Miller was responsible for hiring Hall of Fame football coach Bill Snyder.
[10] During his time with the PBA, where he "was hired to make bowling relevant" according to ABC News,[11] Miller stood as a primary focus for the documentary film A League of Ordinary Gentlemen, which spotlighted his efforts to transform the PBA "into a slicker, more colorful media-friendly package".
[12] He is a faculty member at the University of Oregon,[13] serving since 2005 as a senior analyst and adjunct professor at the Lundquist Business School and Warsaw Sports Marketing Center.