Ruby Miller

Ruby Miller was truly a pioneer in girls sports in the state of Colorado, starting the Adams City High School Girls Athletic Association and nurturing it into full league competition in the Skyline League. She started the Skyline League girls competition, primarily in basketball and volleyball. Ms. Miller never experienced a losing season in any sport she coached.

Her development of girls athletics corresponded with her development of the school's physical education curriculum which was so successful that many schools in the state used them as models for their own programs.

A driving force behind the formation of the Colorado Women's Coaches Association in 1970, she helped the group actively promote the idea of equal pay of female coaches. She also assisted in developing competition at the state level for girls.

"It is wonderful to be honored by the CHSAA Hall of Fame and for me to be honored both in lowa and Colorado is very special. I really had one goal -- to help young women become better individuals. I believed that if young women could be winners in sports, then they would be winners in life," she said. "My only wish is that I have helped some young women along the way."

When Miller started her career at ACHS, she modeled her rules after those set forth by the CHSAA and attempted to maintain the same rules for girls that were being used for boys.

Miller's primary impact on girls athletics came prior to the time the CHSAA sanctioned female sports. Her work was in developing the programs for admission into the Association.

A former standout athlete in lowa, Miller spent her life working toward providing participation opportunities for girls whether as a coach (in lowa and Colorado) or through the YWCA. Miller is also a member of the lowa Girls High School Athletic Union.

She has donated a scholarship to the University of Northern Colorado for deserving female athletes interested in pursuing a career in coaching.