Kyle Miller (lacrosse)

Kyle Miller was a Canadian field lacrosse goalkeeper, born on July 31, 1981 in Orangeville, Ontario, who died on June 8, 2013. With his brother Brandon he played junior lacrosse for the Orangeville Northmen in the 1990s. In 2002 he received a scholarship to Cornell University, where he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma during his time there; after chemotherapy and surgery he returned to play for the Cornell Big Red within two years. He graduated in 2006 and went on to play for the gold medal-winning Canadian national team at the World Lacrosse Championships. After he retired from playing he worked as a motivational speaker. His cancer returned in 2011 and had spread to his lungs, and he died two years later despite further treatment.