American football player and coach (1899–1971)
Jonathan Kieser "Poss " Miller (December 26, 1899 – August 22, 1971) was an American football player and coach. He played college football at the University of Pennsylvania as a quarterback , captaining the 1922 Penn Quakers football team . Miller served as the head football coach at Franklin & Marshall College from 1928 to 1930, compiling a record of 15–11–1.
Early life and playing career
Miller was born on December 26, 1899, in Pottsville, Pennsylvania , to Jonathan P. and Carrie E. (Krieser) Miller. He attended Lebanon High School in Lebanon, Pennsylvania , where he participated in football, basketball , and track .[ 1]
Miller played college football as a quarterback at the University of Pennsylvania from 1920 to 1922 under coach John Heisman . He was the captain of the 1922 Penn Quakers football team .[ 2] [ 3] guard and baseball as an outfielder .[ 4]
Miller also played the last five games of the 1923 football season for the Frankford Yellow Jackets alongside his brother, Heinie .[ 5]
Coaching career
After graduating from Penn in 1923, Miller joined football coaching staff of his alma mater. He also practiced as a dentist, with offices in West Philadelphia .[ 4] Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania for three seasons, from 1928 to 1930, compiling a record of 15–11–1.
Death
Miller died at the age of 71, on August 22, 1971, at Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania . He was buried at Arlington Cemetery in Drexel Hill.[ 6]
Head coaching record
Year
Team
Overall
Conference
Standing
Bowl/playoffs
Franklin & Marshall (Independent) (1928–1930)
1928
Franklin & Marshall
4–5
1929
Franklin & Marshall
6–3
1930
Franklin & Marshall
5–3–1
Franklin & Marshall:
15–11–1
Total: 15–11–1
[ 7]
References
^ Who's Who in American Sports Washington, D.C. : National Biographical Society, Inc. 1928. p. 565. Retrieved January 30, 2025 – via Internet Archive .^ Record Throng at Opening of New Stadium . Retrieved January 9, 2013 .^ Intercollegiate Football A Complete Pictorial and Statistical Review from 1869 to 1934, edited by Christy Walsh, Doubleday, Doran and Company, NY, 1934, pages 68 ff and 103 ff
^ a b "Dr. Jonathan (Poss) Miller New F. & M. Football Coach" . News Journal Lancaster, Pennsylvania . February 17, 1928. pp. 1, 20 . Retrieved January 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com ^ Frankford Yellow Jackets, A Documentary Scrapbook by Howard Lee Barnes, Frankford Historical Society, Philadelphia PA, 1985, p. 36
^ "Miller, Ex-Penn Star, Dies" . The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . August 24, 1971. p. 29. Retrieved December 26, 2018 – via Newspapers.com ^ "Franklin & Marshall Football Coaching Records" . Athletic & Recreation Department Franklin & Marshall College . Retrieved January 30, 2025 .
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