Cyrus C. Miller

Cyrus Chace Miller (1866 to 1956) was an American lacrosse player and coach who also served as the third Borough President of The Bronx. Born in Claverack, New York, on November 2, 1866, he played college lacrosse at New York University, where he was team captain, and graduated in 1888 before attending Columbia Law School. He then played for the Staten Island Athletic Club, captaining it to the 1890 championship, and from 1895 to 1912 for the Crescent Athletic Club, which toured England in 1897. He was an outspoken defender of amateurism in the sport, criticizing clubs that imported Canadian players in the early 1890s. He also coached the Columbia University lacrosse team for several years. He died on January 21, 1956.