Ronda Jo Miller could be the first completely deaf basketball player to make the WNBA. She was born on April 21, 1978 in Little Falls, Minnesota to Dolly and John Miller. As a child she played basketball with her brother Robert using a hoop on the shed of their barn.

Ronda Jo Miller went to Minnesota State High School for the Deaf and later went to college at Galludet University in Washington, D.C. She played for the Galludet Bison and their coach Kitty Baldridge. She put up great numbers for the Bison including scoring over 1,000 points for the Bison. She was named Kodak Player of the Year, too. She currently plays for a team connecting to the WNBA.

Ronda Jo Miller is a 27 year old basketball superstar that is working her way to the top. She is a remarkable woman in many ways and after all the hard work she has experienced she deserves to get there. She is a role model for all deaf people around the country. No matter the teasing, booing or anything else, nothing can intimidate Ronda Jo Miller.

By Sean, fourth grade, 2005