Paul, Minnesota in January 1962 under a mask as El Rojo Cara. A note of trivia is that Dan Miller made one appearance in St. “They were about my size … They were brothers and the psychology of knowing who was who.”Įd, Danny and Bill Miller in January 1958. It was against George and Sandy Scott,” he said. “In 1957, the first part of 1958 at Stampede, Bill and myself sold the Corral out. Some of the biggest matches in the history of Calgary’s Stampede Wrestling involved Bill and Dan Miller against George and Sandy Scott. They lived in the same place, Bill and Ed’s families lived in the same places.”Įd Miller’s heart wasn’t in wrestling and knew that the legit brothers had a future together, and faded from the picture. It was special to team with his brother, “It was some of the best times and the best matches I can relate to.”īill was protective and Ed “was just a good friend. When Ed Miller broke his ankle, Danny got a chance to join the team. Through the years, Danny Miller worked across the United States and Canada, Japan, Australia, and Argentina. I had mat burns on my cheek, my shoulders, let alone the elbows and the knees.”Īfter three or four months with the local Ohio promotion, it was time to hit the road. It was real tough because the established guys didn’t want to see the younger ones getting a foothold in there. “When you have the rookie in there, the beginner in there, with Tony Walburg, Jules Lowrance, Wild Bill Sims - I’m trying to think of all those names.
“The first couple of years, I didn’t know which end was up,” Danny said. He’d already done some training with his brother and with Haft.
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In 1955, Danny got a break when another name didn’t show up and debuted as a professional wrestler. “I did two years in the Service, the Army, at Fort Jackson, South Carolina,” said Danny. Like his brother, Danny went to Ohio State, but quit after a year and joined the military. So Al Haft turned him onto pro wrestling while he was still going to school.” The next year, he teamed with Albers in California, who happened to look a lot like Bill Miller. “Bill had used his eligibility up, because he had a six-year course. “ took an interest in Bill when he was still in school,” said Danny Miller. In 1950, Bill Miller turned to pro wrestling under Columbus, Ohio, promoter Al Haft and quickly found success. He also studied veterinary medicine and the “doctor” title that he was often announced with in pro wrestling was legit. (Albers was from California.) The farm had horses, cows, sheep, pigs, chickens, and the five boys and two girls in the family had to all pitch in and help.īill was an incredible athlete, and excelled at Ohio State University in amateur wrestling, football and track and field, claiming nine letters. The story for both legitimate Millers begins on a farm in Fremont, Ohio.
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