Terry Miller (running back)
American football player (born 1956)
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Terry Miller (born January 7, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a running back and kickoff returner in the National Football League (NFL) with the Buffalo Bills and the Seattle Seahawks.
Columbus, Georgia, U.S.
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| Positions | Running back, kickoff returner | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 7, 1956 Columbus, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Mitchell (Colorado Springs, Colorado) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Oklahoma State (1974–1977) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1978: 1st round, 5th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Miller played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. He was twice All-American in 1976 and 1977 and finished second in the 1977 Heisman Trophy voting to winner Earl Campbell.[1]
Miller ran for 1,060 yards in his NFL rookie season, but had only 484 total rushing yards in his second season (second to Bills fullback Curtis Brown).[2] By 1980, with Buffalo having found a star in rookie running back Joe Cribbs, Miller was relegated to mostly Kickoff returner duty.[3] Miller was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2022.[4]
