Reggie Miller
A clutch-shooting maestro for the Indiana Pacers whose legendary scoring duels with the New York Knicks defined an era of NBA playoff intensity.
Born 1965 (age 61)·American basketball player·Birthday: August 24·Generation X
Biography
Reggie Miller played with a wiry frame and a brash, talkative confidence that made him a perfect villain, especially in Madison Square Garden. Drafted by the Indiana Pacers in 1987, he spent his entire 18-year career transforming the franchise from a league afterthought into a perennial Eastern Conference contender. Miller's weapon was the three-point shot, which he launched with unshakable nerve in critical moments. His epic playoff battles with the New York Knicks in the 1990s, including an unforgettable eight points in nine seconds, are etched in basketball history. While he never won a championship, Miller's ability to seize games with long-range marksmanship helped popularize the three-pointer and cemented his status as the greatest player in Pacers history, a loyal superstar who defined an organization.
Generation X
1965–1980
The latchkey kids. Raised during divorce, recession, and the end of the Cold War. Skeptical, self-reliant, media-literate. They invented indie culture, grunge, and the early internet — then watched the Boomers take credit.
Reggie was born in 1965, placing them squarely in the Generation X. The events that shaped this generation — economic uncertainty, the end of the Cold War, and the rise of personal computing — shaped the world they entered and the choices available to them.
#1 When Reggie Was Born
The biggest hits of 1965
#1 Movie
The Sound of Music
Best Picture
The Sound of Music
#1 TV Show
Bonanza
Reggie's Life & Times
The world at every milestone
1965Born
US sends combat troops to Vietnam
Gas: $0.31/galHome: $13,600Min wage: $1.25/hrPresident: Lyndon B. Johnson"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" — The Rolling StonesBest Picture: The Sound of Music
1970Started school
First Earth Day; The Beatles break up
Gas: $0.36/galHome: $17,000Min wage: $1.60/hrPresident: Richard Nixon"Bridge over Troubled Water" — Simon & GarfunkelBest Picture: Patton
1978Became a teenager
First test-tube baby born
Gas: $0.63/galHome: $35,300Min wage: $2.65/hrPresident: Jimmy Carter"Shadow Dancing" — Andy GibbBest Picture: The Deer Hunter
1981Could drive
MTV launches; first Space Shuttle flight; AIDS identified
Gas: $1.31/galHome: $52,300Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Bette Davis Eyes" — Kim CarnesBest Picture: Chariots of Fire
1983Could vote
Internet adopts TCP/IP, creating the modern internet
Gas: $1.16/galHome: $57,700Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"Every Breath You Take" — The PoliceBest Picture: Terms of Endearment
1986Turned 21
Challenger disaster; Chernobyl nuclear meltdown
Gas: $0.86/galHome: $66,600Min wage: $3.35/hrPresident: Ronald Reagan"That's What Friends Are For" — Dionne & FriendsBest Picture: Platoon
1995Turned 30
Oklahoma City bombing; Windows 95 released
Gas: $1.15/galHome: $96,500Min wage: $4.25/hrPresident: Bill Clinton"Gangsta's Paradise" — CoolioBest Picture: Braveheart
2005Turned 40
Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans; YouTube launches
Gas: $2.30/galHome: $167,500Min wage: $5.15/hrPresident: George W. Bush"We Belong Together" — Mariah CareyBest Picture: Crash
2015Turned 50
Paris climate agreement; same-sex marriage legalized in the US
Gas: $2.43/galHome: $171,900Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Barack Obama"Uptown Funk" — Mark Ronson ft. Bruno MarsBest Picture: Spotlight
2025Turned 60
AI agents go mainstream
Gas: $3.10/galHome: $385,000Min wage: $7.25/hrPresident: Donald Trump"APT." — Rose & Bruno Mars
2026Age 61 today
Gas: $3.91/galPresident: Donald Trump
Key Achievements
- Scored 25,279 points in his NBA career, all with the Indiana Pacers, and held the record for most career three-pointers made until 2011.
- Led the Pacers to the NBA Finals in 2000, the only appearance in franchise history at the time.
- Earned five NBA All-Star selections and was named to the All-NBA Third Team three times.
- Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.
Did You Know?
He was born with hip deformities and wore leg braces as a young child.
His sister, Cheryl Miller, is a Hall of Fame women's basketball player and coach.
Miller famously scored eight points in the final 9 seconds of a 1995 playoff game against the New York Knicks to win the game.
He had a recurring role as himself on the TV show 'Arrested Development.'
““I love being the villain. I relish that role.””
