The Boyertown Area School District has announced that TJ Miller has been named as the 13th head football coach in School History.

 

BASHfootball.com has a brief interview with the coach to help us all get to know him a little bit better.  We wish Coach Miller luck as he prepares to take over the program.  We would like to

 

Q:  HOW OLD ARE YOU AND CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR FAMILY

I’m 32 years old. I’m married to my wife, Lindsey. We have two kids (Jack, 6 and Paisley 4).

 

Q: WHERE DID YOU GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOL AND COLLEGE?  TELL US ABOUT YOUR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE ATHLETIC CAREER.

I graduated from Governor Mifflin High School. At Mifflin I played football and basketball. I was a Reading Eagle 2nd Team all Lancaster Lebanon League Player my senior years as well as a Reading Eagle All Star.

I was a Shirk Scholar at Albright College where I graduated with a B.A. in History and earned a my teacher’s certification.I earned my M.S.Ed from Wilkes University in 21s Century Education.

Q; TELL US ABOT YOUR COACHING CAREER

I began my football coaching career while still in college helping out at Governor Mifflin in the Junior High Program. After graduating from college, I was hired at Penn Manor in Millersville, PA.

After two years at Penn Manor, I moved back to coach and teach at Governor Mifflin. I served as the JV head coach, and special teams coordinator. For the past two years, I was the offensive coordinator at Muhlenbeg High School

Q: WHAT HAS BEEN THE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT IN YOUR ATHLETIC CAREER

When I look back at my playing career, most of the memories I have make me think of my teammates. I met some many great people and had the privilege of playing with them. These people were the groomsmen in my wedding. Any individual success that is made on the football field is because of the work the whole team.

Q: WHAT HAS BEEN THE MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT IN YOUR COACHING CAREER

At Mifflin, we had a lot of success and played in a lot of big games. The Mifflin/Wilson rivalry was special to me because I played in it and coached in it. We won a bunch of games and went deep into the playoffs.

At Muhleberg, we were able to win some games because our players believed they could win when nobody else believed it. We had a couple great last minute victories. We beat Reading for the Battle of the Border trophy.

I really feel that my best moments are ahead of me at Boyertown. I look forward to working hard and building success for this program.

Q:  WHAT APPEALED TO YOU ABOUT THE BOYERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACHING JOB.

I played against Boyertown and remember Boyertown as having good hard hitting football players. Boyertown has had great success in other sports. The community support for this school is phenomenal. When I saw Boyertown was searching for a head coach, it was a no brainer to apply.

Q: WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR BOYERTOWN FOOTBALL

I have the philosophy that Boyertown football players will succeed on the field, in the classroom, and in the community. We’re going to build a championship caliber football program. Our athletes will perform well in the classroom. The community will be proud of the athletes that take the field at Boyertown. I want to have a great relationship with the youth program and assist them in building our program from the ground up.

Q: DO YOU HAVE ANY HOBBIES

I’m a huge Cleveland Indians fan. I try to catch a game whenever they close to the area. Mostly though, my hobbies are fishing and spending time with my kids and wife.

Q:  WHO ARE YOUR FAVORITE MUSICIANS/WHATS YOUR FAVORITE SONG

I’m a big country music fan. Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, Justin Moore are some artists who are currently on my playlist.

Q: FAVORITE MOVIE AND WHY
One movie I can never turn off is Forrest Gump. I’m a history guy so I love the way the movie shows different events.

Q: FAVORITE FOOTBALL TEAM HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE

My favorite college football team is the University of Tennessee. At the professional level, I like the Carolina Panthers.