Nebraska football running back Robin Miller of Kent, Wash., has been chosen as 2004-05 intern for Florida Citrus Sports staff in Orlando Florida.
Miller, a history major who graduated from the University of Nebraska and played I-Back on the 10-3 Huskers 2003 football team, is the son of Shane and Timmie Miller. This stellar student-athlete completed his undergraduate education at NU in May, 2004.
“We are proud of Robin’s accomplishments on and off the football field,” said Big 12 Conference assistant to the commissioner Dr. Prentice Gautt. “He is a great addition to the Florida Citrus Sports staff and offers a variety of talents to that outstanding sports organization.”
The Florida Citrus Sports organization which presents the Capital One Bowl, the Tangerine Bowl, The Villages Gridiron Classic, the Walt Disney World Florida Classic, Progress Energy Super Holiday Parade, OUC Orlando Half Marathon and 5K Races, and two four-week Florida Citrus Sports Camps annually co-sponsors with the Big 12 an intern from a Big 12 Conference member to assist with these extensive sports programs.
Miller will interact with an 800-plus Florida Citrus Sports membership, which includes business and professional leaders from such groups as Universal Studios, Disney World, Orlando/Orange County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Darden Restaurants, Lockheed Martin, and medical/banking/legal concerns in the region.
The 5-11, 230-pound I-back from the Huskers finished his career with a 47-yard touchdown run as a senior and average 10.8 yards per carry (six attempts for 65 yards). He helped the Huskers finish the 2003 season at 10-3 with a 17-3 victory over Michigan State of the Big Ten Conference in the MasterCard Alamo Bowl at San Antonio. He also had a TD carry against Iowa State as a sophomore in ’01.
One of seven finalists for the ’03 Nebraska Lifter of the Year in football, Miller accumulated 2,587 conditioning points in the off-season conditioning standings to reach the lifters’ elite group.
He played both running back and outside linebacker at Kent-Meridian High School and was chosen as Gatorade Washington Player of the Year. The All-State two-way standout rushed for 1,726 yards and 16 TDs as a senior in ’98 and also was a scorer in the state high school track meet in the 100 meters and 4x100-meter relay