Andrew Markley "Mack" Miller (October 15, 1931 – February 16, 2020) was an American cross-country skier, trainer, and high school teacher. He represented the United States twice at the Winter Olympics.

Career

Miller studied at Western State College of Colorado. He represented the university in various cross-country skiing tournaments. Miller was national champion cross country skiing of 1955 and represented the United States in the

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of 1956 and 1960. In between, in 1955, he was the highest-ranked American cross-country skier in the Nordic Championship. Along with Sven Johansson from Anchorage, Mack Miller was the most prominent American cross country skier of his era. (Sven Johansson, however, could represent the United States only in the 1960 Olympics because of his naturalization process.)

Highlights

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–– Competes in Olympic Men's 4x10 km Cross-country Ski Relay, ranked 12th with personal time in the 2nd leg of 0:37:22 and total team time of 2:32:04. Relay teammates were Ted Farwell,

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and Marvin Crawford.

Family

Miller was born in

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. He is the son of

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author Helen Markley Miller. Mack and his sport formed the inspiration for Helen's sixth novel, ''Ski fast, ski long'' (1960). He is also featured in the 2012 book ''Brundage Mountain – Best Snow in Idaho'' by Eve Chandler. Miller and his wife Rita lived in

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. They have a son, Ralph, and a daughter, Karla. Miller died on February 16, 2020 at the age of 88.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Mack 1931 births 2020 deaths American male cross-country skiers Cross-country skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1960 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiing coaches Farmers from Idaho Olympic cross-country skiers of the United States Skiers from Salt Lake City Sportspeople from Idaho Western Colorado University alumni