Hall of Fame
Bill Miller, a member of SRU's Class of 1964, was a self-proclaimed "slightly better than average swimmer" at The Rock. But his success as a collegiate swimming coach was considerably better than average.
Miller coached the Clarion University men's team for 22 seasons and the Golden Eagles women's team for 13 seasons before retiring in 2000. His teams won 80 percent of their dual meets (244 wins in 302 meets), 28 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference team championships and 23 top-five finishes in the NCAA Division II national meet.
CU men's teams had a 154-38 dual-meet record, won 16 PSAC titles and garnered 12 top-five national finishes under Miller's guidance. The Golden Eagles won 11 straight PSAC titles from 1970 to 1989 and were national runners-up in 1992..
Miller led the Clarion women to a 90-20 dual-meet record, 12 PSAC titles and 11 top-five national finishes, highlighted by a national runner-up honor in 1993.
In recognition of his coaching prowess, Miller was named as the PSAC "Coach of the Year" a total of 13 times (seven women's, six men's). He was also selected as the NCAA Division II men's "Coach of the Year" in 1992, the same year in which he received the Steadman Award from the College Swimming Coaches Association of America in recognition of his contribution to the sport of swimming nationally.
Prior to becoming Clarion's head coach, Miller coached at Seneca Valley (where his teams won four section and one WPIAL titles) and Norwin high schools.
Miller is a former member of the NCAA Swimming Rules Committee, as well as chair for NCAA Division II Swimming (1981-85), CSCAA board member and Officials Coordinator for the Division I National Championships.
Miller and his wife, Judith, currently own and operate the Clarion House Bed and Breakfast. Among his civic activities, Miller has served as president of Choice Enterprises, a non-profit company that finds homes and employment for people with mental handicaps; as a Clarion borough councilman and board member of the Clarion University Credit Union and Western Pennsylvania Bed and Breakfast Association.
Miller is a 1959 graduate of Butler High School.
