:Billy Milner

{{Short description|American football player (born 1972)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{BLP sources|date=February 2011}}

{{Use American English|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Billy Milner

| number = 79, 77

| position = Offensive tackle

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|6|21}}

| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 304

| high_school = Atlanta (GA) Northside

| college = Houston

| draftyear = 1995

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 25

| pastteams =

• Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|1995|1996}})
• St. Louis Rams (1996-{{NFL Year|1997}})

| highlights =

• Second-team All-SWC (1994)

| statlabel1 = Games played

| statvalue1 = 30

| statlabel2 = Games started

| statvalue2 = 9

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 2

| pfr = MilnBi21

}}

Willie Perry Milner (born June 21, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He attended Northside High School in Atlanta. Milner attended the University of Houston,{{cite news|title=Dolphins sign No. 1 pick|work=Beaver County Times|date=1995-07-18|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FCJVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hDsNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5546,3627884|accessdate=2011-02-07}} where he was a third-team college All-American and the team's MVP. He was selected 25th in the first round of the 1995 NFL draft by the Miami Dolphins.{{Cite web |title=1995 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1995/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He started 9 games as a rookie,{{cite web|title=Billy Milner|publisher=Pro Football Reference|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MilnBi21.htm|accessdate=2011-02-07}} earning a spot on the all rookie team. He was traded to the St. Louis Rams his second season for tight end Troy Drayton{{cite news|last=Bricker|first=Charles|title=Dolphins Acquire Tight End, Cut Byars|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=1996-10-02|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1996/10/02/dolphins-acquire-tight-end-cut-byars/|access-date=2011-02-07}} and suffered a career ending neck injury in his third season derailing a promising career. Milner now resides in Sunrise, Florida, with his wife Sabrina and daughter Breana, he also has a son (Maxwell) who lives in Houston, Texas.{{citation needed|date=February 2014}}