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Jeffrey J. Miller

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Jeffrey J. Miller is an American author and historian, best known for his work focusing on the history of professional football. His books include RELICS: The History of the Buffalo Bills in Objects & Memorabilia, Pop Warner: A Life on the Gridiron, 100 Things Bills Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die, Game Changers: The Greatest Plays in Buffalo Bills Football History, Rockin' the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, Buffalo's Forgotten Champions: The Story of Buffalo's First Professional Football Team and the Lost 1921 Title, and The Icemen Cameth: The History of the Natural Ice Industry at Lime Lake, New York, 1880–1925. He is a member of the Professional Football Researchers Association, and was the 2004 recipient of the PFRA's Ralph E. Hay Award, presented for "Lifetime achievement in professional football research and historiography" and the 2003 Writing Award for articles "Focusing on a Significant Pro Football Personality." In 2021, he and Greg Tranter, with whom he coauthored RELICS: The History of the Buffalo Bills in Objects & Memorabilia, were awarded the PFRA's Nelson Ross Award for "Outstanding recent achievement in pro football research and historiography." Miller lives in Western New York with his wife and son.