Vice-president of the Cootamundra Bulldogs rugby league club Paul Miller received life membership at the club's presentation awards on Friday night.
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Miller joins his father Clive Miller on the Bulldogs honour board, the club's first father and son life members.
It was a special evening for the Miller family, with Clive presenting the life membership to Paul, before his grandson, Paul's son Tom, received first grade's Rookie of the Year award.
Paul, who emceed proceeding, said his award was a complete shock.
"It was totally unexpected. I've been the emcee for presentation night for at least the last 10 years so I thought I knew what was going on," Paul Miller said.
Miller was born and bred in Cootamundra and played all his juniors with the Bulldogs from under 7s through to under 17s.
He went to university, returned to town and became involved with the senior club as the water runner and first aid officer in 1990.
His involvement with the club changed in 1998 when he took a job as sports journalist for the Cootamundra Herald.
He covered the 2005 grand final victory and enjoyed watching games from the sideline.
In 2012 he finished at the Herald, but couldn't adjust to watching from the stands, and decided to get back involved as a water runner and first aid officer in 2013.
This year he started on the executive committee as the club's vice-president.
He's witnessed three first grade premiership victories in 1982 as a ball boy, 1990 as a water runner and 2005 as a reporter for Cootamundra Herald.
Miller said receiving Bulldogs life membership from his father was the proudest moment he's had with the club.
"I presented my son's first grade jumper to him on debut, but Friday night receiving life membership from my father is probably my proudest moment now," he said.
Miller said he will stay involved with the committee.
"I've only just started my role as vice-president. I want to help ensure success and survival of the club. It's a battle to stay competitive in Group Nine now," he said.
Miller added in 30 years time his son Tom may also become a life member.
"He has just as much passion for the club as we do," Miller said.
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