Coach Miller retires as county athletic director

Coaching legend Joe Miller retired from coaching 15 years ago and come September first, he’ll be hanging up his athletic director hat as well.

Joe Miller became the head football coach at New Hanover High School in 1974. He coached the wildcats for 20 seasons.

In 1994, he was named the Director of Athletics for the New Hanover County school system.

Miller has coached a handful of students who later played professional sports including Trot Nixon, Alge Crumpler and Clyde Simmons.