Bill Miller, Hobart College

Hobart College’s Bill Miller was a four-time All-American, earning first-team honors in 1989, 1990 and 1991. Additionally, he was a two-time winner of both the USILA’s National Division III Player of the Year award and National Attackman of the Year (1990, 1991) award. Miller helped lead Hobart to four straight NCAA Division III Championships during his career, finishing as the Statesmen’s all-time leader in goals (173) and second in career assists (145) and career points (318).

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Miller led Hobart in assists during all four of his seasons, pacing the team in points three straight years, and finishing as the top goal-scorer during his sophomore and senior campaigns. During the 1988 NCAA Championship run, Miller broke the NCAA Tournament record for assists with seven in a 19-6 rout of Roanoke in the semifinals. He finished the 1988 NCAA Tournament with a record 17 assists in three games. Miller also tied the NCAA Tournament record for most points with 23.

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Miller’s consistent excellence was rewarded with a lengthy list of awards at Hobart’s annual Block H Dinner. He earned the Lacrosse Rookie Award in 1988, and in each of the next two seasons Miller took home the William H. Dobbin ’40 Memorial Award as the team’s offensive MVP. As a senior, he was presented with the Judge Kane Memorial Award as the team’s MVP and the Francis L. “Babe” Kraus ’24 Memorial Award as Hobart’s most outstanding senior athlete.

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Playing professionally in the NLL for the Philadelphia Wings from 1991-1998, Miller was MVP of the 1998 NLL Championship Game and finished his pro career as a three-time champion. He was also a two-time member of the U.S. Men’s National Team, helping Team USA to world championships in 1994 and 1998.

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In 1997, Miller was inducted into the Hobart College Athletic Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the USA Lacrosse Philadelphia/Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter Hall of Fame in 2002 and the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame with the Class of 2013.