Question: Facts: - death place: harrisburg , pennsylvania - weight lbs: 145 - position: quarterback - height in: 5 - caption: miller during his career at penn state - collegehof: 10043 - college: penn state - death date: 20 september 1966 - playing years: 1910-1913 - height ft: 5 - birth date: november 15 , 1890 - playing team: penn state - name: gene '' shorty '' miller - image size: 220px - image: shortymiller.jpg - birth place: unknown Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of shorty miller .
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gene '' shorty '' miller -lrb- november 15 , 1890 -- september 20 , 1966 -rrb- was an american football player .he was elected to the college football hall of fame in 1974 .miller played quarterback at penn state from 1910 -- 1913 , missing only one game during his tenure and amassing a 23-8-2 record .his short stature -lrb- 5 ' 5 '' -rrb- and stubby legs earned him the nickname '' the meteroic midget . ''miller would go on to start all four seasons at penn state , missing just one game .in 1913 , he rushed for 250 yards against carnegie tech university -- a penn state single-game rushing record that lasted 68 years .miller was the last true freshman to start at quarterback and open a season for penn state at that position , until robert bolden was selected by coach joe paterno to open the nittany lions 2010 season .