Dick Miller (basketball)
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Born | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | April 26, 1958|||||||||||||
Died | January 11, 2014 Romulus, Michigan | (aged 55)|||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) | |||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||
High school | Thomas More (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) | |||||||||||||
College | Toledo (1976–1980) | |||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1980 / Round: 2 / Pick: 40th overall | |||||||||||||
Selected by the Indiana Pacers | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1980–1984 | |||||||||||||
Position | Small forward | |||||||||||||
Number | 44, 30 | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
1980 | Indiana Pacers | |||||||||||||
1980–1981 | Utah Jazz | |||||||||||||
1981 | Anchorage Northern Knights | |||||||||||||
1981 | Montana Golden Nuggets | |||||||||||||
1981–1982 | Valladolid | |||||||||||||
1983–1984 | Granollers | |||||||||||||
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Richard Mathias Miller (April 26, 1958 – January 11, 2014) was an American professional basketball player. He was a 6'6" (198 cm) 215 lb (98 kg) small forward and played collegiately at the University of Toledo from 1976 to 1980.[1] He played a handful of games in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Miller was selected with the 17th pick of the second round in the 1980 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers. He played 5 games for the Pacers and another 3 games for the Utah Jazz in 1980-81.[1]
Death[]
Dick Miller died Jan. 11 in a Romulus, Mich., hotel of an apparent heart attack. He was 55.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Zaborney, Mark (2014-01-18). "Dick Miller; 1958-2014: UT basketball star was in sales". The Blade. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
External links[]
- NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
- Dick Miller profile @ thedraftreview.com
- Dick Miller; 1958-2014: UT basketball star was in sales
Categories:
- 1958 births
- 2014 deaths
- American expatriate basketball people in Spain
- American men's basketball players
- Anchorage Northern Knights players
- Basketball players at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Basketball players from Milwaukee
- CB Valladolid players
- Indiana Pacers draft picks
- Indiana Pacers players
- Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games
- Montana Golden Nuggets players
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States
- Pan American Games medalists in basketball
- Small forwards
- Toledo Rockets men's basketball players
- Utah Jazz players
- American basketball biography, 1950s birth stubs