HEATH MILLERTEAM: Pittsburgh SteelersPOSITION: TEHigh School: Honaker High School-Swords Creek, Virginia. Played football (quarterback and safety), baseball (first base), and basketball (forward). Honors and awards earned: Football: AP Player of the Year honors as a senior. Two-time AP All-State selection. Virginia High School Coaches Association Group A Offensive Player of the Year as a senior.Twice selected first-team Group A All-State selection. Earned All-Southwest Virginia first-team honors at quarterback and was a second-team All-State selection at defensive back. Region D Offensive Player of the Year. Threw for over 1,500 yards and 19 touchdowns, and rushed for 901 yards in 2000. During Miller's junior year he passed for 1,872 yards and 26 touchdowns. He rushed for 643 yards and 12 scores. Baseball: Miller earned Black Diamond District first-team honors, and was an All-Region and All-State selection. Basketball: Miller earned All-District and All-Region honors. College: University of Virginia. Played tight end for the Cavaliers. Honors and awards earned: Second-team All-ACC choice. Freshman All-American selection by Scripps/Football Writers Association of America, The Sporting News and College Football News. First-team All-State pick by the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association. Honorable mention ECAC All-Star. Led all ACC tight ends with nine touchdowns and 33 receptions, good for 327 yards (9.9 avg)…also threw for a 20-yard score and made two assisted tackles on special teams. Won John Mackey Award given to nation's best tight end (first time an ACC player was awarded this honor). Holds every receiving record for tight ends in school history, and established new conference career records for receptions, touchdown catches and yards gained by a tight end. NFL: Drafted by the Steelers in 2005. Miller became a huge part of the Steelers offense during his rookie year. Miller finished his rookie season tied for third in the NFL among all rookies (non-kickers) in scoring with 36 points (six touchdowns) and was fourth among all NFL rookies in receptions (39). He helped the Steelers make their run to win Superbowl XL. Miller also earned Rookie Of The Year honors from the Steelers. Since his rookie year, Miller has been a great target for Ben Roethlisberger. Due to his size and strength, Miller is also a great blocker.
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2011-Heath at his Bid for Hope event. Photo courtesy of Kelli Ann Photography and Glimmer of Hope. Quick Updates No status updates at this time. DisclaimerThis is an unofficial site on Heath Miller. For more information, click here. Events and AppearancesBid for Hope IX Hosted by Heath and Katie Miller Date: Monday, 18 October 2010 Location: Bossa Nova Time: 7:00 P.M.-11:00 P.M. Proceeds benefit the under 40 breast cancer study To view the announcement, click here. To purchase tickets, please click here. Then scroll down to Fall 2010 for ticket purchase. Ticket purchase includes white panel football for autographs and a specialty gift bag for Bid for Hope IX. Can't attend the event... But you still want to donate to the great cause? No problem! You can click here to make a donation to A Glimmer of Hope. For more information on A Glimmer of Hope, click here. Miller-Pro Bowl 2011
The Pro Bowl is returning to Hawaii on January 30, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. on FOX - one week before Super Bowl XLV. Vote for Heath and his teammates at NFL.com ! You can vote as often as you like! Balloting will end on December 20th following the conclusion of the Monday Night Football game between the Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings. Teams will be announced at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 28th on a special NFL Total Access 2011 Pro Bowl Selection Show on NFL Network. The Snapshot pic was designed by artist Rebecca Miller. View more of her work here. Feel free to use the picture on your blog, social network page or fan forum! Thank you to Rebecca for the awesome photo! Miller ChatterHeath talks about being selected for his first Pro Bowl : Steelers TE Heath Miller said in an interview with CBSSports.com that he was honored to make the Pro Bowl after a career season in 2009. Miller set new career highs for catches (76) and yards (789) while also scoring six touchdowns. "It's nice to be recognized with the best in the game," Miller said. "It's definitely something that's special for me. ... But I know how I play week in and week out, whether I get recognized or not. I know when I can play better, and I know when I play well. I feel like I'm my harshest critic. To be recognized by other people is nice, but it's not something I base my productivity on." Ben Roethlisberger talks about Heath's new contract: "When Heath first got here I told him I think we are going to be here together for a long time and we are. To me Heath does not get even close to the credit he deserves. He is one of the best, if not the best, all-around tight ends in the game. He doesn't get that credit because he doesn’t put up the big numbers. If you ask anybody that goes against him or anybody on this team, anybody that knows tight ends they will tell you how good he is." "He was very deserving of what he got. I am glad he is gong to be with me for a long time. He is a pretty good player." Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger: "He is the best tight end in football." Steelers safety Troy Polamalu: "Heath, to me, is the most complete tight end in the NFL. He can block and he catches everything." Steelers offensive coordinator, Bruce Arians: "Pro bowls have nothing to do with the best tight ends going to the Pro Bowl," Arians said. "It's the guy with the most catches who goes. Those are glorified wide receivers. I've said it every year, Heath's the best tight end in the AFC." Miller Causes
Glimmer of Hope is a Pennsylvania non-profit organization that has been supporting breast cancer research since 1994. The organization has raised over $1 million to further fund the largest premenopausal breast cancer study in the United States. Heath and Katie Miller work with Glimmer of Hope founder, Diana Napper to host Bid for Hope each year. In 2009 the event raised $125,000 for breast cancer research! To learn more about Glimmer of Hope, click here. 
It Starts With a Child It's a simple philosophy - start kids off on the right path and they will lead us to greatness. Urban Impact is changing Pittsburgh’s North Side one person, one family, one block at a time - and it all starts with a child or young person. We believe that if we impact their lives early on by giving them options and hope for the future, they will become productive members of the community and have a positive, lasting impression on society. Heath works with the organization by teaching football skills to the kids through Play Ball for Kids. He also donates autographed items to raffle off to earn money for the organization. To learn more about Urban Impact, click here. 
Variety Pittsburgh What moves us to care No one asks to have a disability. And no one should be treated as if they do. This is what moves us. Variety the Children's Charity of Pittsburgh is the only organization in southwestern Pennsylvania that provides mobility and enabling equipment for children with disabilities, ages 21 and under. For more than 80 years, our mission has been to set pity aside, in order to empower. To never ignore, so we can include. To not dwell on limitation, so we may uncover potential. Whether it's through events and programs that involve kids or social activities for families coping with disabilities, Variety has a history of reaching out. Serving all children without discrimination. Helping them become all that they're capable of - and more. Heath hosts a group of children from Variety at training camp. He provides field passes to watch practices and afterwards he brings several teammates over to talk with the children and take photos with them. To learn more about Variety, click here. Miller Covers
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