Terdell Middleton

{{Short description|American football player (1955–2015)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Terdell Middleton

| number = 34, 39, 43

| position = Running back

| birth_date = April 8, 1955

| birth_place = Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|4|3|1955|4|8}}

| death_place = Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lbs = 198

| high_school = South Side

| college = Memphis

| draftyear = 1977

| draftround = 3

| draftpick = 80

| pastteams =

• Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1977}}–{{NFL Year|1981}})
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers ({{NFL Year|1982}}–{{NFL Year|1983}})
• Memphis Showboats ({{USFL Year|1984}})

| highlights =

• Pro Bowl (1978)

| statlabel1 = Rushing attempts

| statvalue1 = 561

| statlabel2 = Rushing yards

| statvalue2 = 2,048

| statlabel3 = Rushing TDs

| statvalue3 = 15

| pfr = M/MiddTe00

}}

Terdell Middleton (April 8, 1955 – April 3, 2015) was an American professional football player who was a running back for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Born in Memphis, Tennessee, he was originally a third round pick in the 1977 NFL draft by the St. Louis Cardinals, Middleton was traded to the Green Bay Packers in the preseason. He went to the Pro Bowl after the 1978 season, when he ran for 1,116 yards, sixth best in the NFL. He also played in the USFL for the Memphis Showboats in 1984.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MiddTe00.htm | title=Terdell Middleton | publisher=Sports Reference LLC | work=pro-football-reference.com | accessdate=18 August 2014}}

Middleton died in Memphis on April 3, 2015, five days short of his 60th birthday.[http://www.commercialappeal.com/sports/high-school/former-tiger-star-terdell-middleton-dies-at-59_39639751 Former Tiger star Terdell Middleton dies at 59]{{Cite web|url=http://dairylandexpress.com/2015/04/05/former-green-bay-packers-rb-terdell-middleton-dies-at-59/|title=Former Green Bay Packers RB Terdell Middleton dies at 59|date=5 April 2015}}