Miles Dieffenbach (2010) played football at Fox Chapel Area High School, lettering each year from 2006 to 2010 and serving as team captain in 2009 and 2010. Miles became one of the best football linemen in the state of Pennsylvania, and was named all-state in 2009 and also 2010. He was also a two-time high school Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 selection in 2009 and 2010. Miles was rated the No. 1 high school football center following his senior season by ESPN and was selected to play in the Under Armour All-American game in Orlando, Fla.
Miles received 10 NCAA Division I scholarship offers and chose to continue his academic and athletic career at Penn State University. At Penn State, Miles earned three varsity football letters and started in 27 games. He was selected to the Big Ten All-Academic team in 2012, 2013, and 2014. In 2014, Miles was voted the Ridge Riley Award winner as Best Teammate and was elected team captain that year as well. In 2014, Miles graduated from Penn State University with degrees in communications and labor studies and employment relations.
Miles signed a free-agent contract with his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers, playing in multiple preseason games in 2015.
Miles is currently employed at Carnegie Mellon University as an investment manager. His responsibilities include managing a comprehensive global portfolio across all major asset classes, including private equity, venture capital, and public equities, and hiring and training analysts and interns at the investment office.