American football player
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||
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| Born: | (1952-03-25) March 25, 1952 (age 72) | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 188 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Paulding | ||||||||||
| College: | Bowling Green (1970–1973) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1974 / round: 8 / pick: 198 | ||||||||||
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Paul J. Miles (born March 25, 1952) is an American former professional football running back who played for the Memphis Southmen of the World Football League (WFL). He played college football for the Bowling Green Falcons.
Early years and high school
Miles was born in 1952 and attended Paulding High School in Paulding, Ohio.
College career
Miles played college football at Bowling Green State University for the Bowling Green Falcons football team, from 1970 to 1973. He was the third running back in NCAA history to have three seasons of 1,000-plus rushing yards: 1,185 yards as a sophomore; 1,024 yards as a junior; and 1,031 yards as a senior. He was rated by the Associated Press (AP) at the end of the 1973 season as the greatest running back in the history of the Mid-America Conference (MAC). Also at the end of the 1973 season, Bowing Green retired his jersey No. 29, the first and only player in school honor to be so honored. While attending Bowling Green, he also played the guitar and sang in a folk-rock style in a one-man nightclub act. He was inducted into the Bowling Green Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990.
Professional career
Miles was selected in the eighth round with the 198th overall pick of the 1974 NFL draft by the Baltimore Colts, but he never played in the National Football League (NFL). Instead, he played professionally in the World Football League (WFL) for the Memphis Southmen during the 1974 season.
References
- ^ "Paul Miles". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- "Paul Miles (1990) - Hall of Fame". bgsufalcons.com. Bowling Green State University athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
- "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.
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