Ralph Miller
Miller from 1968 Hawkeye
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| Sport(s) | Basketball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
March 9, 1919 Chanute, Kansas |
| Died | May 15, 2001 (aged 82) Bend, Oregon |
| Playing career | |
| 1937–1941 | Kansas |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1951–1964 | Wichita |
| 1964–1970 | Iowa |
| 1970–1989 | Oregon State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 657–382 (.632) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| 2× National Coach of the Year (1981, 1982) 2× Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1981, 1989) 9× NCAA Tournament 6× National Invitation Tournament 4× Pac-10 Championship (1980, 1981, 1982, 1984) |
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Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 1988 |
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College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 |
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Ralph H. Miller (March 9, 1919 – May 15, 2001) was an American basketball coach. A native of Chanute, Kansas, Miller coached at the University of Wichita (1951–1964), the University of Iowa (1964–1970) and Oregon State University (1970–1989), compiling a 657-382 (.632) overall record in 38 seasons combined. He was enshrined to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach on May 3, 1988. His teams had losing records only three times.
Miller was a standout athlete in high school and college. At Chanute High School in Kansas, he won letters in football, track, basketball, golf and tennis. He was an all-state basketball player for three years.
In college at the University of Kansas, he won three letters as a football quarterback and three in basketball. He set the state record in the low hurdles in 1937. He was all-state three consecutive years in football and basketball. By 1940, he was beating the 1932 gold medalist in the decathlon Jim Baush in seven of 10 events.
As an undergraduate, he was coached by the legendary Phog Allen. In one of Miller's classes, a guest lecturer was Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of basketball. Miller was also a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity at KU.
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