Hobart and William Smith Colleges

MILLER ’91 RECEIVES Tewaaraton Legend Award

BY KEN DEBOLT

Hobart Lacrosse All-American Bill Miller ’91 was recognized with the Tewaaraton Legend Award this spring. Presented at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, the award honors college laxers who played prior to 2001, the first year the Tewaaraton Award was presented.

Miller was one of the most productive attackmen in the storied history of Hobart lacrosse, helping the Statesmen win the NCAA Division III National Championship in each of his four years. He holds Hobart’s career record for goals and ranks second on the career assists and career points lists.

“I feel so lucky to have been Bill Miller’s coach,” says B.J. O’Hara ’75, Hobart Lacrosse head coach from 1990 to 2001. “An individual and talented player like Billy doesn’t come along very often in a coach’s career. He was so highly skilled and athletic, but more importantly, he was a wonderful teammate and an outstanding leader.”

A four-time All-American, Miller is a member of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, the Hobart Hall of Fame and the U.S. Lacrosse Philadelphia/Eastern Pennsylvania Hall of Fame. He played professionally in the indoor NLL for the Philadelphia Wings from 1991 to 1998 and was MVP of the NLL’s championship game in his final season. He was also a two-time member of the U.S. Men’s National Team, helping lead Team USA to world championships in 1994 and 1998.

Today, Miller is CEO of Regeneration Biomedical, Inc., which is focused on treatments for neurological disorders and diseases such as Alzheimer’s, advanced stage multiple sclerosis, ALS and dementia.

The Tewaaraton Award is the pre-eminent collegiate lacrosse award, annually honoring the players in the U.S.