Mack Miller


Andrew Markley "Mack" Miller was an American cross-country skier, trainer, and high school teacher. He represented the United States twice at the Winter Olympics. The son of a children's fiction writer, he was a topic of one of his mother's books and of a later book by Eve Chandler.

Career

Miller studied at Western State College of Colorado. He represented the university in various cross-country skiing tournaments.
Miller was the national champion in cross-country skiing of 1955 and represented the United States in the Winter Olympics of 1956 and 1960.
In 1955, he was the highest-ranked American cross-country skier in the Nordic Championship. Along with Sven Johansson from Anchorage, Mack Miller was the most prominent American cross-country skier of his era.

Highlights

Miller was born in Salt Lake City. He was the son of children's fiction author Helen Markley Miller. Mack and his sport formed the inspiration for Helen's sixth novel, Ski fast, ski long. He wais also featured in the 2012 book Brundage Mountain – Best Snow in Idaho by Eve Chandler.
Miller and his wife Rita lived in Idaho. They had a son, Ralph, and a daughter, Karla. Miller died on February 16, 2020, at the age of 88.