*ERIE J “JIMMY” MILLER ’46 was head coach at Cornell for 27 seasons from 1948-74.  His teams enjoyed 17 winning seasons, won 11 Ivy titles and 203 dual meets.  He coached the 1958 EIWA team champions and eight of his teams finished top four.  Under Miller Cornell placed 3^rd nationally in 1953, 7^th in 1958 and 10^th in 1960.  Jimmy’s top wrestlers were 1964 Olympian Dave Auble, a 2-time NCAA champion and Outstanding Wrestler in 1960, plus 1953 NCAA champ, Frank Bettucci who won try-outs at the U.S. Olympic Trials in ’56 and ’60. 

      An outstanding Big Red wrestler as a collegian, Miller was the 1946 Cornell captain and EIWA champion at 145.  He won two National AAU titles and placed 3^rd in the Olympic Trials in ’48. Jimmy was active in local politics and served in the ministry of his church for 43 years.  He was a charter inductee into the Cornell Hall of Fame in 1978 and passed away at age 80.