Arlington Bowie assistant coach Kendall Miller is following in his father's footsteps: He's a football head coach in the Dallas ISD.
Miller takes over as South Oak Cliff's coach after spending last season as Bowie's running backs coach. Miller, 33, is replacing Chris Gilbert, who went 20-15 in three seasons at SOC.
Miller's DISD roots run deep. His father, Ocell Miller, spent six seasons as Samuell's football head coach before retiring in 1997. Ocell Miller also served as Roosevelt's defensive coordinator for almost 20 seasons in the 1970s and 1980s.
Kendall Miller is a 1993 Skyline graduate and was Lincoln's offensive coordinator in 2006.
"Since I was about 7 years old, I was the ball boy on the sidelines," Miller said. "It's been a part of me and my family."
Miller spent seven seasons as an assistant at Arlington Sam Houston, including three as the offensive coordinator. After a stop at Lincoln, Miller was an assistant at Arlington Seguin in 2007 before coming to Bowie last year.
Miller, who starts at SOC on Monday, said he'll run a spread offense next season.
