Arizona State assistant strength coach and former Sun Devils player dead at 29

Former Arizona State shot subordinate and coaching adjunct Steven Miller has died, the schoolhouse confirmed connected societal media. He was 29.

Miller, who was an violative lineman for the Sun Devils from 2016-19, died Wednesday aft antecedently suffering a aesculapian contented pursuing a squad signifier connected April 7, the Arizona Republic reported. 

Arizona State Sun Devils violative lineman Steven Miller blocks during the NCAA shot crippled against Washington State Cougars astatine Sun Devil Stadium successful Tempe, Ariz., connected Oct. 22, 2016. (Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire)

He missed the pursuing 2 practices but rejoined the squad connected Tuesday. The origin of decease was not instantly known. 

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"Sun Devil Athletics mourns the nonaccomplishment of Steven Miller, a valued subordinate of the Sun Devil Football programme arsenic some a subordinate and manager for astir a decennary and a Gilbert High School graduate," the squad wrote connected its website. "He volition beryllium profoundly missed." 

Miller started successful 35 games crossed 4 seasons, including each of the 2017 and 2019 seasons. After a standout vocation astatine ASU, helium instantly jumped into coaching. He had little stints at  the University of Florida and Louisiana-Lafayette earlier returning arsenic a postgraduate adjunct successful 2023.

Steven Miller of the Arizona State Sun Devils celebrates aft the squad defeated Michigan State 10-7 astatine Spartan Stadium successful East Lansing, Mich., connected Sept. 14, 2019. (Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

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He was the adjunct spot manager astatine the clip of his death. 

"Everything Steven Miller did successful his life, helium did it big, and helium did it with others successful mind," his bio connected the school’s website read. "The physically-imposing violative lineman starred connected and disconnected the tract portion a subordinate of the Sun Devil Football programme arsenic a subordinate and aboriginal arsenic a coach. Not lone was Miller widely-regarded arsenic a ascendant unit successful the trenches, helium was besides recognized arsenic an astonishing teammate, who developed beardown bonds and relationships with his chap Sun Devils.

Arizona State Sun Devils violative lineman Steven Miller walks disconnected the tract aft being injured during the assemblage shot crippled against Sacramento State astatine Sun Devil Stadium successful Tempe, Ariz., connected Sept. 6, 2019. (Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire)

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"These characteristics are what made a modulation to the coaching assemblage truthful earthy and seamless. Miller had an interaction connected everyone who was fortunate capable to walk clip with him. His bequest of ever putting others archetypal and being determination for his brothers volition unrecorded connected wrong the programme and passim the Sun Devil Football facility." 

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