tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post4684134361742672383..comments2024-03-11T16:39:12.344-05:00Comments on Once A Knight ...: He was All-Everything that Bradshaw wasn'tNico Van Thynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-40135969143226851932016-10-14T11:34:45.066-05:002016-10-14T11:34:45.066-05:00John was not only a great QB, he was very intellig...John was not only a great QB, he was very intelligent. We went to six flags together on Honor Society trip and we were in the same room together. I worked with John's two brothers, Don and Marshal at the Fair Grounds swimming pool in the summer and like John they were certainly class acts. I will never forget John Miller. I never saw anyone throw a football with the accuracy and distance that he could. John was not a big guy but he was tough as nails when he put that helmet on. I will always have fond memories of John. He was not only athletic but super intelligent which put him in a class all by himself. He had character and integrity and was a great friend. All the best to him and his brothers. I hope maybe one day to see him again in this life. Give Don and Marshal my best if you talk to John and tell him that I miss those old days at FPHS. He was one of the best.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02643479796229824894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-57067012811585510082016-10-06T19:46:32.641-05:002016-10-06T19:46:32.641-05:00From Thomas Stahl: John Miller was a good quarterb...From Thomas Stahl: John Miller was a good quarterback. When I was a sophomore, he was the man taking the snaps. When I went to Fair Park, we always had a good football team. Indian football was so much fun back then, especially Indian Day when we BEAT those Jackets. Great article. Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-70822273738636068392016-10-05T14:07:35.205-05:002016-10-05T14:07:35.205-05:00From Richard Thompson: Wow, great job. I played at...From Richard Thompson: Wow, great job. I played at Midway and we had already been practicing over a week when Miller showed up for the first practice. I confess we all laughed at him. His borrowed pads, pants, and helmet made him look like a hobo football player and we thought he was too little to play. I was a receiver and I remember the first day of practice he nearly broke my finger when I tried to catch his pass. I had never been around anyone that could throw that hard but accurate.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-87597266897972085352016-10-05T14:05:10.223-05:002016-10-05T14:05:10.223-05:00From Ernie Roberson: That one brought some wonderf...From Ernie Roberson: That one brought some wonderful memories. Really was a magical time in so many ways.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-34993918583095450722016-10-05T14:04:35.976-05:002016-10-05T14:04:35.976-05:00From Winston Ebarb: When I read this article I was...From Winston Ebarb: When I read this article I was thoroughly impressed. You knew more about John than I did and I played ball with him at Midway and Fair Park. Well done.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-35746537741478913802016-10-05T14:03:54.745-05:002016-10-05T14:03:54.745-05:00From Leo Leon: I got goosebumps reading this artic...From Leo Leon: I got goosebumps reading this article. Some really great memories back in the day.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-26318868847534152992016-10-05T14:03:11.821-05:002016-10-05T14:03:11.821-05:00From Stan Powell: Wow! Indeed a great article. Tha...From Stan Powell: Wow! Indeed a great article. Thanks for writing and posting. You may know that Wayne Haney was my brother-in-law(he passed away 19 years ago). He and my sister Sharon were dating back then. I was a little guy so I don't remember much, but I grew up hearing a lot about John Miller. Was just talking to Coach Orton about two weeks ago asking whatever happened to John. Now I know.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-46148400496704782732016-10-05T14:01:44.694-05:002016-10-05T14:01:44.694-05:00From Louis Cascio: Enjoyed the article. We played ...From Louis Cascio: Enjoyed the article. We played against John and Bobby Joe my junior year at Jesuit. Not pretty!Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-91203530316066968732016-10-05T14:00:45.051-05:002016-10-05T14:00:45.051-05:00From Bobby Joe King: Thanks for the research and g...From Bobby Joe King: Thanks for the research and great story about John, Fair Park football, and a reminder of a wonderful time in my life. John was an obviously smart, confident QB and teammate who never flinched in the face of adversity. One example I'll always remember in the Jesuit New Orleans playoff game: When a play was sent in from the sidelines, John said something to the effect "naw, I've got a better idea." He called 'his' play and it worked. If I recall correctly, it was a crucial play that either won the game or set us up to win. Coach Wilson and Coach Orton both, maybe not so jokingly, commented more than once about how long the walk to Shreveport would have been had the play not worked. <br />Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-53759313780489175892016-10-05T13:58:52.857-05:002016-10-05T13:58:52.857-05:00From Stan Tiner: As always, superb. Great fact-fil...From Stan Tiner: As always, superb. Great fact-filled reporting and a surprising story that tells your readers something that most did not know. As an old FPHS guy, I was really glad to find out about John Miller's life. Quite a success story.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-45111890236211213142016-10-05T13:57:50.297-05:002016-10-05T13:57:50.297-05:00From Steve Ferguson: Great story. I had the privil...From Steve Ferguson: Great story. I had the privilege of knowing and playing with John at Midway under Ab White. Both were class acts.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-78976990135549603702016-10-05T13:57:08.874-05:002016-10-05T13:57:08.874-05:00From Harlan Alexander: Thanks for the memories. As...From Harlan Alexander: Thanks for the memories. As a FP '65 grad, a reminder of good times.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-17941662090131068912016-10-05T13:56:22.947-05:002016-10-05T13:56:22.947-05:00From Mickey Lowe: Great story, brings back some me...From Mickey Lowe: Great story, brings back some memories. He was a great QB. But as with Terry (and Kenny Lantrip, at La. Tech) you got to have the receivers to catch what you throw.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-47445733263068404412016-10-05T13:45:34.478-05:002016-10-05T13:45:34.478-05:00From Jimmy Russell: This was good. I remember John...From Jimmy Russell: This was good. I remember John Miller. He kind of slipped off the radar screen. The Shreveport schools all had pretty good teams in those days, as you well know. Those days are long past.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-34169331820716983122016-10-05T13:34:27.144-05:002016-10-05T13:34:27.144-05:00From Ross Montelbano: Being from Woodlawn, I still...From Ross Montelbano: Being from Woodlawn, I still remember thinking that Miller deserved to be picked ahead of Terry. If I recall, in addition to more yards per game and only one less TD in one less game, he had a higher completion percentage. <br />As always, great job. Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-33021959425645629922016-10-05T13:29:57.593-05:002016-10-05T13:29:57.593-05:00From Herman Garner: Thanks. John Miller has always...From Herman Garner: Thanks. John Miller has always been one of my trivia questions, too. It is always interesting to see what happened to the athletes I watched back in the day.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-20572664434795045672016-10-05T13:28:42.395-05:002016-10-05T13:28:42.395-05:00From Tommy Youngblood: Enjoyed reading this one. I...From Tommy Youngblood: Enjoyed reading this one. I knew or played against a lot of those guys. We [LSU] played Reynolds and the Tennessee guys the year before, I believe. How do these guys remember so much detail? I'm going to reread my [Fair Park] yearbook and try to remember some games. I do remember the Smith guys and Miller. Good blog.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-7620836366950860952016-10-05T13:26:57.007-05:002016-10-05T13:26:57.007-05:00From Joe Ferguson: I remember watching John play. ...From Joe Ferguson: I remember watching John play. He was a good one.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-48653079516813737742016-10-05T13:26:04.631-05:002016-10-05T13:26:04.631-05:00From John Miller: Thanks so much for taking the ti...From John Miller: Thanks so much for taking the time to produce such an in-depth and accurate account of my past. It brings back the fondest memories of my teammates and friends during the good days. I was truly blessed to have had such a great offensive line and outstanding receivers and a coach that gave us the best chance for success.<br />Wish I could have taken them and Coach Orton to Vanderbilt with me. I would have liked our chances.<br />PS: I don't think Terry will be too offended about missing the Cotton Bowl. He always has the four Super Bowl rings to fall back on. <br /> Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125402567351329247.post-60662273976548264212016-10-05T13:23:02.974-05:002016-10-05T13:23:02.974-05:00From Cathy Bonds: Wonderful blog! I really enjoyed...From Cathy Bonds: Wonderful blog! I really enjoyed reading it. It brought back so many wonderful memories. You did a great job of getting in touch with so many. It was truly a wonderful time in Fair Park sports with football, basketball and baseball. <br />Those were good years! <br />I was telling current students about your article this morning and we were looking at old yearbooks before school. They really enjoyed hearing about that time in Fair Park history.<br />The photos were great too.Nico Van Thynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072351355184106484noreply@blogger.com