Doug - Age 5 Doug in the early days!

Doug Miller was born in Succasunna, New Jersey in May of 1969 to Jim and Jackie Miller. Their loving marriage of over thirty -five years produced 4 children, Doug being the youngest. Doug has three older sisters that have provided him with 5 beautiful nieces and 3 handsome nephews. His Father was a furniture salesman and his Mother was a devoted stay at home Mom. Lucky for us because this allowed her the extra time she needed to drive Doug all over the State of New Jersey to follow his dream of playing soccer. Doug contributes part of his successful career to his Mother. Without her patience and great sacrifice he might not have made it as far as he did. His family still resides in the same area where he originally grew up.

Doug’s first real exposure to the game of soccer came early one Christmas morning at the age of 4. We must credit his father with introducing Doug to the game of soccer, as it was his present of a soccer ball that year that started everything for Doug. At the age of 5, Doug begged his parents to let him join the neighborhood recreation center. There he discovered his passion for soccer. He began playing and learning about the sport at the Roxbury Recreation Soccer League. Even at such a tender age you could see the talent Doug possessed. People were impressed not only with the way he handled the soccer ball but how well he interacted with the rest of his teammates. Ironically, Doug’s first coach at Roxbury Recreation, Greg Good, went on to marry his sister and become his current brother–in–law. After polishing his skills with the recreation league for three years, he moved up to the Roxbury Traveling Team where he spent many years touring all over displaying his obvious talent and developing his skills.

The first real sign that his love of the game might take him somewhere was his freshman year of High School.