Yes, UTEP basketball legend, Willie Cager was married.
Willie Cager was married to Barbara Miller-Cager.
Barbara Miller-Cager worked as an Educator. She was born on January 14, 1947, in Bamberg, South Carolina to Marion Miller and Kathryn Miller. She had a sister named Mattie Stewart.
At a tender age, her family moved to South Bronx, New York, where she was raised.
Barbara graduated from Norfolk State University in Virginia with a bachelor’s degree in Health and Physical Education.
She moved to El Paso, Texas with her husband, Willie, in 1968 where she commenced a lifelong career in Education.
Barbara worked in several schools in El Paso ISD, including Douglas Elementary and Ross Middle school between 1974 and 1998. From 1998 until her retirement in 2007, she held an administrative position at The El Paso Independent School District.
Willie Cager and Barbara Miller-Cager had three children; sons, Kareem Cager and Kenya Cager, and daughter, Kendeea Cager.
Barbara Miller-Cager died on September 6, 2022, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
Willie Cager died on Sunday, March 19, 2023, at age 81 in El Paso, United States.