Description
Roland “Rollie” E. Miles (1928-1995) was an outstanding football player and educator. Born in Washington, DC, Miles joined the Edmonton Eskimos football club in 1951. Over the course of his 11-year career with the Eskimos he won three MVP awards and was an eight-time Western All-Star. Miles graduated from the University of Alberta in 1956 and, after leaving the Eskimos, was a teacher and physical education supervisor until his retirement in 1986. He was inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1980. The Rollie Miles Athletic field is in the Queen Alexandra neighbourhood and has an area of 5 ha.
Feature Type
Park
Designation Year
1995