Terry Miller (running back)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1956)}}

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{{Use American English|date=June 2023}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Terry Miller

| image =

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| caption =

| number = 40, 34

| position = Running back
Kickoff returner

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|1|7}}

| birth_place = Columbus, Georgia, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 10

| weight_lb = 196

| high_school = Mitchell
(Colorado Springs, Colorado)

| college = Oklahoma State (1974–1977)

| draftyear = 1978

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 5

| pastteams =

• Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|1978|1980}})
• Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|1981}})

| highlights =

• 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

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 1,583

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 4

| statlabel3 = Rushing touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 8

| statlabel4 = Receptions

| statvalue4 = 35

| statlabel5 = Receiving yards

| statvalue5 = 382

| statlabel6 = Kickoff return yards

| statvalue6 = 480

| pfr = MillTe00

| CollegeHOF = 2493

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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.[https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-1977.html Sports-Reference.com: 1977 Heisman Trophy Voting]

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).[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MillTe00.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com: Terry Miller] By 1980, with Buffalo having found a star in rookie running back Joe Cribbs, Miller was relegated to mostly Kickoff returner duty.[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/1980.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1980 Buffalo Bills] Terry was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://footballfoundation.org/news/2022/1/10/nff-announces-star-studded-2022-college-football-hall-of-fame-class.aspx|date=January 10, 2022|title=NFF Announces Star-Studded 2022 College Football Hall of Fame Class|work=National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame}}