Terry Miller (running back)

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Terry Miller

No. 40, 34

Position:

Running back
Kickoff returner

Personal information

Born:

January 7, 1956 (age 68)
Columbus, Georgia, U.S.

Height:

5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Weight:

196 lb (89 kg)

Career information

High school:

Mitchell
(Colorado Springs, Colorado)

College:

Oklahoma State (1974–1977)

NFL draft:

1978 / round: 1 / pick: 5

Career history

Buffalo Bills (1978–1980)
Seattle Seahawks (1981)

Career highlights and awards

PFWA All-Rookie Team (1978)
Unanimous All-American (1977)
First-team All-American (1976)
2× Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year (1976, 1977)
3× First-team All-Big Eight (1975–1977)
Oklahoma State Cowboys No. 43 retired

Career NFL statistics

Rushing yards:	1,583
Rushing average:	4
Rushing touchdowns:	8
Receptions:	35
Receiving yards:	382
Kickoff return yards:	480
Stats at Pro Football Reference

College Football Hall of Fame

Terry Miller (born January 7, 1956) is an American former football running back and kickoff returner who played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Buffalo Bills and the Seattle Seahawks.

Miller played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys. He was a 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] Terry was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2022.^[4]

References

^ Sports-Reference.com: 1977 Heisman Trophy Voting
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: Terry Miller
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1980 Buffalo Bills
^ "NFF Announces Star-Studded 2022 College Football Hall of Fame Class". National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. January 10, 2022.

v t e 1977 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
Offense	QB Guy Benjamin RB Charles Alexander RB Earl Campbell RB Terry Miller WR John Jefferson WR Ozzie Newsome TE Ken MacAfee OT Dan Irons OT Chris Ward G Mark Donahue G Leotis Harris C Tom Brzoza
Defense	DL Ross Browner DL Dee Hardison DL Randy Holloway DL Brad Shearer DL Art Still LB Tom Cousineau LB Jerry Robinson LB Gary Spani DB Luther Bradley DB Zac Henderson DB Bob Jury DB Dennis Thurman

v t e 1978 NFL draft first-round selections
Earl Campbell Art Still Wes Chandler Chris Ward Terry Miller James Lofton Ken MacAfee Ross Browner Keith Simpson Gordon King Luther Bradley Clay Matthews Mike Kenn John Jefferson Steve Little Blair Bush Doug Williams Bob Cryder Ken Greene Elvis Peacock Randy Holloway Ron Johnson Ozzie Newsome Dan Bunz Reese McCall John Anderson Don Latimer Larry Bethea

Buffalo Bills first-round draft picks

v t e Buffalo Bills 1978 NFL draft selections
Terry Miller Dee Hardison Scott Hutchinson Dennis Johnson Danny Fulton Lucius Sanford Ken Spaeth Eric Smith Mario Celotto Steve Powell Will Grant Jerry Blanton Richard Crump

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