Marty Miller

Langston High, Danville (1964)
Baseball

Marty Miller is a 1964 graduate of Langston High in Danville. He competed in basketball and baseball where he had a .684 batting average his senior year and a career average of .513. He accepted a scholarship to Norfolk State University where he was an All-CIAA player in 1967 and 1968. He had a career batting average of .400 and became the university’s first player selected as an NCAA College Division All-American in Baseball. After a tour in the U. S. Army he returned to Norfolk State as an assistant baseball coach in 1972 and became head coach in 1973. In his 32 years as head coach he compiled a record of 718-543-3, won 17 conference championships and was named CIAA Coach of the Year 15 times. He coached six All-Americans and 22 players who signed professional contracts. He has the most baseball wins in CIAA history. He was inducted into the CIAA and Norfolk State University Halls of Fame in 2003, the Hampton Roads Hall of Fame in 2012 and the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.