Kyle Miller (July 31, 1981 – June 8, 2013) was a Canadian field lacrosse goalkeeper. He was born in

Orangeville, Ontario Orangeville (Canada 2016 Census 28,900) is a town in south-central Ontario, Canada, and the seat of Dufferin County. History The first patent of land was issued to Ezekiel Benson, a land surveyor, on August 7, 1820. That was followed by land ...

, the son of Kevin Miller and Sharon Denman. Kyle and his brother Brandon Miller both played junior lacrosse for the

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in the 1990s. In 2002, Kyle received a scholarship to Cornell University. It was during his time at Cornell University that he was diagnosed as having osteosarcoma. His treatment for osteosarcoma included chemotherapy and surgery. He returned to playing lacrosse for

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within two years of the original diagnosis. In 2006, he graduated from Cornell University, and went on to play for the gold medal-winning Canadian national team in the

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. After retiring from playing lacrosse, he worked as a

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. His cancer returned in 2011, but this time had metastasized to his lungs. He again underwent chemotherapy and surgery, however, he died on June 8, 2013.

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Biography on motivational speaking website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Kyle 1981 births 2013 deaths Canadian lacrosse players Lacrosse people from Ontario People from Orangeville, Ontario Cornell Big Red men's lacrosse players