Position(s) G/E 1958–1959 Edmonton Eskimos | Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) Name Don Stiller Weight 205 lb (93 kg) | |
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Date of birth c. 1937 (age 77–78) | ||
Don Stiller, born 1936 in Shawnee Oklahoma, to Arthur W. and Esther L. Stiller, was a star athlete at Shawnee High School, graduating in 1954. He went to the University of Oklahoma to play football for Bud Wilkinson. He was a Sooner from 1954 to 1957, during the latter part of the 47 games winning streak which still stands. Playing end he was named co-captain his senior year when the Sooners won the National Championship. He also lettered on the baseball team. Stiller was selected by the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian League but was eventually cut due to the limit of American players the teams were allowed. He returned to Shawnee and enlisted in the Army Reserves after having be involved in ROTC during his undergrad years. He was posted to the artillery unit in Norman and was able to work on his Master's Degree in business. Stiller married Barbara Birkhead, also from Shawnee. The family moved to Savannah Georgia where Stiller entered the insurance business wand was eventually the manager of claiming administration of Medicare in Georgia.