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Bill Miller (athlete) (William Preston Miller) was born on 22 February, 1930 in Lawnside, New Jersey, U.S., is an American javelin thrower. Discover Bill Miller (athlete)'s Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 86 years old?

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Age 86 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 22 February 1930
Birthday 22 February
Birthplace Lawnside, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of death 27 October, 2016
Died Place Apache Junction, Arizona, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1930

William Preston Miller (February 22, 1930 – October 27, 2016) was an American athlete who competed in the javelin throw for the United States in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland where he won the silver medal with a throw of 72.46 meters.

Miller was born in Lawnside, New Jersey.

1949

At the NCAA Championships he was 5th in the 1949 javelin throw, and 3rd in 1950.

1952

A graduate of Haddon Heights High School, he won the American Athletic Union competition in 1952 and 1954.

He was a proud African-American and Native American athlete and one of the few Native Americans who have represented America at the Olympics.

He completed his Bachelors and Masters studies in Psychology at the University of Arizona and had an additional year of graduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania in International Affairs.

He competed as an American Decathlon athlete in 1952.

1954

In 1954, he was denied the opportunity to become the only native athlete ever to hold the world javelin record.

He completed a throw of 266' 8½" (81.29 cm) but the javelin had been broken and in repairing the implement the center of gravity had been moved out of the specified limits.

His accomplishments as an athlete, included not only javelin records, but achievements as well in the Decathlon, competing in both the Javelin and High Jump.

1967

In 1967, he brought his family back to the U.S. and took a job with the U.S. Office of Economic Security in Washington D.C. He later worked for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) in Washington, then completed his career in Arizona working with Native American desert crops, Jojoba and Guayule.

1970

In July, 1970 Miller returned to competing and placed second in the Javelin at the 1970 Masters National Outdoor Track and Field Championship.

He worked for the U.S. State Department as the U.S. Liaison and head coach for the National Indonesian Track and Field Coach, then after, as the head coach of the National Malaysian Track and Field Team.

2016

He died Thursday, Oct. 27th, 2016 at his home, Ironwood Assisted Living in Apache Junction, Arizona.

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