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Arizona. Kentucky. Dayton. It's astounding to think that three elite college basketball programs can trace their success back to a small-town high school coach, Blackhawk High's legendary John Miller. Coach Miller was just following his heart's passion using basketball as a platform for developing young players and future leaders so little did he know that his two boys, Sean and Archie Miller, and their cousin, John Calipari, would grow up to lead those three schools to national prominence. But the same can be said for the doctors, lawyers, school teachers and CEOs he coached during his brilliant career. Even though polio and a subsequent accident left him on his back as a child, Coach Miller fought through adversity with an unbreakable spirit and a relentless will to succeed.



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David A. Burhenn

David A. Burhenn was born in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. He has earned a bachelor's and a master's degree in education from Indiana University of PA, and Gannon University respectively. Fascinated with the overwhelming success of the Miller family in basketball and other pursuits, and especially after witnessing the positive effect that Coach John Miller had on his son and others, he decided to try to uncover the secret to the coach's success. Thus, his writing career began.

David and his wife Kristi live in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, and have two children, Brooke and Benjamin. David is a teacher at Central Valley School District.



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