Donald G. Miller (born ) is a retired

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coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at

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from 1967 to 1998. Miller played

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at the

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, where he was the starting quarterback who led the Blue Hens to victory in the 1954

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. Miller began his coaching career at Newark High School in

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in 1955. He led Newark to a record of 31–2 in four seasons as head coach before he resigned in April 1959 to take an assistant coaching position at

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, the home stadium of the

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team is named for Miller and his predecessor,

Dan Jessee Daniel Edward Jessee (February 22, 1901 – April 30, 1970) was an American professional baseball player and coach of college football and college baseball. He appeared in one Major League Baseball game as a pinch runner for the Cleveland Indians ...

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