Mel Miller (2008) - Hall of Fame - University of Toledo Athletics

Mel Miller

Induction:
2008
Class:
1969

Mel Miller was a star in both football and track & field for the Rockets. Miller played on UT's first MAC Championship team in 1967, and earned first-team All-MAC honors as an offensive guard in 1968. On the track, Miller set the school record in the pole vault at 16'-0", which also set the record at the Penn Relays and earned him honorable mention Academic All-America honors. Miller is one of three Toledo men's track and field members ever to win an event at the Penn Relays. Miller excelled in the classroom as well, earning Academic All-MAC honors in 1966. He graduated with a degree in civil engineering in 1970. Miller also received the American Legion Medal for the highest grades in the ROTC program, and later served in the U.S. Army.