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The Class of 1974
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C.P. "Sally" Miles
Although he had seen only one football game and had never played the game before enrolling at Virginia Tech, Clarence P. Miles became team captain, coach, and later was instrumental in the creation of many athletic programs at the Blacksburg school.
A native of Hanover County, Miles was a graduate of Richmond High School, now John Marshall High School. At Virginia Polytechnic Institute, as Virginia Tech was then known, he played offensive tackle and linebacker for the Gobblers. As a coach, Miles’ 1905 Tech team, which lost only one game (to Navy 12-6) still ranks as one of Tech’s all time greats.
Miles’ most important contributions were in the foundation and direction of the Virginia Tech Athletic Association and of the Southern Conference, of which he served as the first president.
Miles Stadium, where Tech played its intercollegiate football games from 1929-64 was named in his honor and it was Miles who initiated scholarship assistance to deserving athletes at Virginia Tech.
Miles’ efforts were major in helping to set the tempo for growth and improvement of sports in the state and throughout the South.
(To Sports Inductees List)
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