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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||
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| Born | (1952-03-25)March 25, 1952 (age 73) | ||||||||||
| 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: 8th round, 198th overall pick | ||||||||||
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Paul J. Miles (born March 25, 1952) is an American former professionalfootballrunning back who played for theMemphis Southmen of theWorld Football League (WFL). He playedcollege football for theBowling Green Falcons.
Miles was born in 1952 and attendedPaulding High School inPaulding, Ohio.
Miles playedcollege football atBowling Green State University for theBowling Green Falcons football team, from 1970 to 1973.[1] 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.[2] He was rated by theAssociated Press (AP) at the end of the 1973 season as the greatest running back in the history of theMid-America Conference (MAC).[3] 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.[4][5] While attending Bowling Green, he also played the guitar and sang in a folk-rock style in a one-man nightclub act.[6] He was inducted into the Bowling Green Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990.[2]
Miles was selected in the eighth round with the 198th overall pick of the1974 NFL draft by theBaltimore Colts,[7] but he never played in theNational Football League (NFL). Instead, he played professionally in theWorld Football League (WFL) for theMemphis Southmen during the 1974 season.[1]