Miller attended Hyde Park High School where he was given the nickname “Stretch” by Chicago Tribune sports writer Westbrook Pegler.
When the Hyde Park boys' basketball team played before a Purdue-University of Chicago game, Pegler compared Miller’s 6'6", 220-pound frame to Purdue star “Stretch” Murphy.
[2] Miller also served as the editor of the Vidette, student newspaper, was class president, and was involved in drama and music at ISNU.
Miller was expected to announce news and sports, plus handle recorded shows, do a man-on-the-street program, write commercials and help sell advertisements.
[1] In the summer of 1946, Miller was contacted by Oscar Zahner, the head of Ruthrauff and Ryan advertising, which handled the account of Greisedieck Brothers Beer, the sponsors of the St. Louis Cardinals.
[1] After leaving his play-by-play job with the Cardinals, Miller did freelance sports broadcasting work in St. Louis for a year, before he and his family moved to Peoria, Illinois.
[1] In his honor, the Stretch Miller Award is presented annually by Illinois State to an individual who has displayed commitment and dedicated service to the ISU athletics department.