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ANDY MILLER My parents, Bob and Jan Miller, were among the first FSU students in the fall of 1948 and 1949. They were avid fans of FSU football. The team, with a newly adopted name, the Seminoles, with colors borrowed from FSCW, with no stadium or scholarships, finished the 1948 season 7-1 under newly appointed head coach Don Veller. They are the best parents anyone could have, and they remain dyedin-the-wool Seminoles. They backed the program in every way from the
beginning, even before the program was fully formed. I am their oldest son, born in 1951, the summer after FSU beat the Bobby Bowden-quarterbacked Howard College Bulldogs in our first season in the Seminoles’ new stadium. I grew up idolizing the legends like Steve Tensi, Fred Biletnikoff, the Seven Magnificents, Coach Pete and Sammie Seminole. I couldn’t wait for the time I would actually be able to enroll at FSU. There was never any question that I
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would follow my family and become a Seminole, and that my younger sister and brother would follow. Getting an early start in the summer of 1969, I had my best semester at Florida State. I joined a fraternity and immersed myself in college life. Through our fraternity Pi Kappa Alpha, I was introduced to my lifetime friend and professional colleague, the multitalented Charlie Barnes. Charlie was a legend at the Pike House. Our budding relationship was put on hold
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