Bob Miller (American football)

American football player (1929–2006)

Bob Miller
Career information
No. 74
Miller on a 1952 Bowman football card
Born:	(1929-12-11)December 11, 1929 Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.
Died:	August 7, 2006(2006-08-07) (aged 76) Clarkston, Michigan, U.S.
Position(s)	Defensive tackle
College	Virginia
NFL draft	1952, round: 5/ Pick 58
Career history
As player
1952–1958	Detroit Lions

Career highlights and awards
3× NFL champion (1952, 1953,1957)

Robert Marguesse Miller (December 11, 1929 - August 7, 2006) was an American football offensive/defensive tackle with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) from 1952 to 1958.

Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, he attended the University of Virginia, which finished 8-1 and ranked 13th in the Associated Press poll in his final year in 1951.

After being selected by Detroit in the 1952 NFL draft, he was on the teams which won NFL championships in 1952, 1953 and 1957, and also the team which lost the title game in 1954. He was selected an all-conference defensive tackle in 1956 by The Sporting News. After retiring from football, he was the president and owner of Cavalier Manufacturing. In the 1970s he became a licensed horse trainer, breeder and owner of thoroughbred racing stable Del-Rob Farm along with his wife Delphine (the Del in Del-Rob). Delphine recently passed on August 4, 2018, at the age of 89 of natural causes.

He died of cancer at age 76 in Clarkston, Michigan.

He was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2006.

References

"Former Lions player Bob Miller dies at 76". Associated Press. August 8, 2006. Retrieved October 13, 2009.

External links

"Bob Miller". Find a Grave. Retrieved August 12, 2010.

v t e Detroit Lions 1952 NFL draft selections
Yale Lary Pat Summerall Bob Miller Gordon Cooper Wes Gardner Tom Dublinski Sherman "Sonny" Gandee Steve Dowden Keith Flowers Jim Roshto Carroll McDonald Ray Oliverson John Burgamy Hank Lauricella Stan Campbell Blaine Earon Gil Mains Arnold "Showboat" Boykin Jim David Hal Maxwell Bob Werckle Byron Bailey Buddy Terry Bob Trout Hal Turner Art Hudson Ray Don Dillon

v t e Detroit Lions 1952 NFL champions
1 Jim Hardy 14 Bob Hoernschemeyer 19 Tom Dublinski 20 Clyde Scott 22 Bobby Layne 23 Jug Girard 24 Jack Christiansen 25 Jim David 28 Yale Lary 33 Ollie Cline 34 Pat Harder 37 Doak Walker 39 Pete D'Alonzo 40 Bob Smith 42 Lindy Pearson 44 Don Doll 45 Byron Bailey 48 Jim Hill 50 Keith Flowers 51 Vince Banonis 53 LaVern Torgeson 60 Dick Flanagan 62 Jim Martin 63 Dick Stanfel 65 Les Bingaman 66 Stan Campbell 70 Gus Cifelli 73 Thurman McGraw 74 Bob Miller 75 John Prchlik 76 Lou Creekmur 80 Cloyce Box 81 Bill Swiacki 82 Leon Hart 83 Jim Doran 84 Pat Summerall 85 Sonny Gandee 86 Blaine Earon Head coach: Buddy Parker Assistant coaches: Aldo Forte Buster Ramsey Russ Thomas George Wilson

Detroit Lions 1952 NFL champions

v t e Detroit Lions 1953 NFL champions
Charlie Ane Vince Banonis Les Bingaman Cloyce Box Jim Cain Lew Carpenter Jack Christiansen Ollie Cline Lou Creekmur Jim David Dorne Dibble Jim Doran Bob Dove Tom Dublinski Blaine Earon Sonny Gandee Gene Gedman Jug Girard Pat Harder Leon Hart Robert Hoernschemeyer Carl Karilivacz Yale Lary Bobby Layne Gil Mains Jim Martin Thurman McGraw Bob Miller John Prchlik Joe Schmidt Harley Sewell Bob Smith Bob Smith Ollie Spencer Dick Stanfel Lavern Torgeson Doak Walker Head coach: Buddy Parker Assistant coaches: Aldo Forte Buster Ramsey Russ Thomas George Wilson

Detroit Lions 1953 NFL champions

v t e Detroit Lions 1957 NFL champions
Charlie Ane Jr. Terry Barr Marv Brown Stan Campbell Hopalong Cassady Jack Christiansen Lou Creekmur Gene Cronin Jim David Dorne Dibble Jim Doran Frank Gatski Gene Gedman John Gordy Leon Hart John Henry Johnson Steve Junker Carl Karilivacz Ray Krouse Yale Lary Bobby Layne Bob Long Gary Lowe Gil Mains Jim Martin Darris McCord Dave Middleton Bob Miller Gerry Perry Jerry Reichow Tobin Rote Ken Russell Joe Schmidt Harley Sewell Tom Tracy Roger Zatkoff Head coach: George Wilson Assistant coaches: Red Cochran Aldo Forte Bob Nussbaumer Buster Ramsey

Detroit Lions 1957 NFL champions

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