Paul J. Miles (born March 25, 1952) is a former American football running back.
| Personal information | |
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| Born: | March 25, 1952 |
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight: | 188 lb (85 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Paulding (OH) |
| College: | Bowling Green |
| Position: | Running back |
| NFL draft: | 1974 / round: 8 / pick: 198 |
| Career history | |
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Miles was born in 1952 and attended Paulding High School in Paulding, Ohio. He played college football at Bowling Green from 1971 to 1973.[1] He was the third running back in NCAA history to have three seasons of 1,000 or more rushing yards: 1,185 yards as a sophomore; 1,024 yards as a junior; and 1,031 yards as a senior.[2] He was rated by the Associated Press at the end of the 1973 season as the greatest running back in the history of the Mid-America Conference.[3] Also at the end of the 1973 season, Bowing Green retired his jersey (No. 29), the first player in school honor to be so honored.[4] While attending Bowling Green, he also played the guitar and sang in a folk-rock style in a one-man nightclub act.[5] He was inducted into the Bowling Green Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990.[2]
Miles was drafted in the eighth round of the 1974 NFL draft by the Baltimore Colts.[6] He played professionally in the World Football League for the Memphis Southmen during the 1974 season[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Paul Miles". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ a b "Paul Miles". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "Five repeaters on all-MAC team". The Times-Reporter. November 29, 1973. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miles' jersey retired". The Daily Reporter. November 29, 1973. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "BG's Miles seeking 'records'". The Journal-Herald. September 23, 1972. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1974 Baltimore Colts". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 15, 2007. Retrieved May 6, 2021.