(born Oct. 9, 1945) Medford Oregon’s Dan Miles enjoyed an exceptional three-sport career at Southern Oregon College, where he was a four-year starter in football and baseball, and also played Basketball. As a quarterback, he set two NCAA records for passing accuracy, completing 77% of his throws in 1964 and 66% in his career.

Miles led the nation in passing in 1964 and in total offense in 1965. He earned all-American honors in football and All-District honors in baseball. Joining the basketball staff at Oregon Institute of Technology in 1972, Miles turned the program around, earning District Coach of the Year honors three times. In February of 2014, during his 43rd year of coaching at OIT, Dan achieved his 1000th win with the men’s basketball team; the 4th most all time wins of any college coach in for the NCAA and NAIA. He coached his way through 10, 30-win seasons and 23 conference tournament championships.

Dan’s other accolades include: 2-time NAIA basketball coach of the year (2004, 2008); A.T. Slats Gill All-Sports Coach of the Year (2004); NAIA Champion of Character Award for All Sports (2009); National Association of Basketball Coaches- Coach of the year (2012); DNA Award at the Oregon Sports Award Show (2013). Dan retired from coaching in 2016 and in the same year, the street “Danny Miles Way”, was named after him.

Dan was bestowed another honor in being inducted into the Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in Kansas City, Missouri, Class of 2018, with 6 NBA players and another college coach.

Dan recently garnered yet another prestigious honor.  He was inducted into the Small College Basketball Hall of Fame, in St. Louis, Missouri, on October 31, 2019.