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Dick Miller

A 6 ft 6 forward from Milwaukee who won a Pan American Games gold medal with the United States in 1979, months before turning professional. His NBA career lasted eight games — five for Indiana and three for the Jazz in 1980–81 — after which he played in the CBA and then in Spain. No trading card of him was ever printed.

HOW HE CAME & WENTHe signed a 10-day contract on December 9, 1980, a second ten days later, and was waived on December 29.

Full name
Richard Mathias Miller
Utah Jazz tenure
1980–81
Position
Forward
Born
1958, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died
2014
Height
6′6″ (198 cm)
Weight
216 lb (98 kg)
College
Toledo
Drafted
1980, 2nd round (No. 40), Indiana
Why this player is hard to find
Three NBA games, all for the Jazz. No trading card of any kind was ever produced, and he has since died. An index card, program or team photo would be the first known signed example.
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With the Jazz

DICK MILLER · 1980–81 · PER GAME
SEASONTEAMGMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFG%3P%FT%
1980–81UTA36.31.31.00.30.30.0.667
JAZZ TOTAL1 SEASON36.31.31.00.30.30.0.667

Season by season, regular season, with this franchise only. More info: Basketball-Reference ↗  ·  Wikipedia ↗

Did you know

DICK MILLER · 6 NOTES
  • First-team All-MAC at Toledo in 1980, and a second-round pick that summer.
  • Finished his career in Spain with Valladolid and Granollers.
  • Wore No. 44 and No. 30 during his brief NBA run.
  • Died in January 2014 in Romulus, Michigan, aged 55.
  • A Milwaukee native who starred at Toledo for four years, and the Toledo Blade still described him that way decades later.
  • He worked in sales after his playing days were over.