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He has also been honoured in many other ways since he passed away. In 1981
he was inducted at a special ceremony into the American Hall of Fame
(International Section) at Abeline in Texas. In 2001 Wimbledon Greyhound
Stadium renamed their grandstand the Mick the Miller Stand. The stand also
housed the Mick the Miller bar which complemented the mosaic of him that lay
in the stadium`s floor since the 1930`s. Bookmakers honoured him in 2002
when they named one of their new virtual dog racing stadiums Millersfield. In
2007 Curaheen Park Greyhound Stadium in Cork named one of their bars after
him (their other bar was named after Mick`s ancestor Master McGrath). In 2011
By The Horns Brewery in London began brewing Mick The Miller Amber Ale
which went on sale on draft in several pubs in England. He is often mentioned
on TV as the subject of questions on BBC quiz shows such as They Think It`s All
Over, Eggheads and The Chase and he has been mentioned in modern soaps
such as Only Fools and Horses, Steptoe and Son and Coronation Street.

Mick is still regularly written about in
newspapers and magazines, and in recent
years many books have been published that
have articles and indeed entire chapters on

him. These include; Please Mister – The
Golden Age of Greyhound Racing by Charles
Blanning, Tales Of The Dogs by John Martin,
Images Of The Past – Wembley by Maurice
Crow, The Story Of Your Life – A History Of
The Sporting Life Newspaper by James
Lambie, The Greyhound and The Hare by
Charles Blanning, Players – 250 Men,
Women and Animals Who Created Modern
Sport by Tim Harris, Best Of British –
Hendo`s Sporting Heroes by Jon Henderson,
Irish Country Sports – A Heritage by the 13. Pump clip from a pub in England.

Irish Game Fair Association, Sport And Ireland – A History by Paul Rouse,
Heroic Animals – 100 Amazing Creatures Great And Small by Clare Balding,
Dogs Best Friend by Simon Garfield and Immortals Of British Sport by Ian
Hewitt and Sampson Lloyd. In 2003 English author Michael Tanner chronicled
Mick`s entire lifestory in his book The Legend Of Mick The Miller – Sporting
icon of The Depression. The book was shortlisted for sports book of the year.