Paul Miller (defensive end)
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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Born: | Mandeville, Louisiana, U.S. | November 8, 1930||||||||
Died: | January 24, 2007 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 76)||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Istrouma (LA) | ||||||||
College: | LSU | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1953 / round: 6 / pick: 64 | ||||||||
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Paul William Miller Jr. (November 8, 1930 – January 24, 2007) was an American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL). He played for the NFL's Los Angeles Rams (1954–1957) and the AFL's Dallas Texans (1960–1961) and San Diego Chargers (1962). He played college football at Louisiana State University.
Career
[edit]Miller studied at Louisiana State University. While there, he was a three-year letterman and college boxing champion,[1] competing as a heavyweight.[2]
He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in 1953 and signed his contract the following year.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ram, 'Skin Neophytes". Los Angeles Times. August 8, 1954. Part II, p. 9. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "Tiger Frosh Boxers Defeat Southern Team". The Shreveport Journal. January 28, 1950. p. 6. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "Rams Slate Game with Ft. Ord Team". Los Angeles Times. July 2, 1954. Part IV, p. 5. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- 1930 births
- 2007 deaths
- Players of American football from New Orleans
- American football defensive ends
- LSU Tigers football players
- Los Angeles Rams players
- Dallas Texans (AFL) players
- San Diego Chargers players
- Western Conference Pro Bowl players
- People from Mandeville, Louisiana
- Sportspeople from St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
- American Football League players
- Istrouma High School alumni
- American football defensive lineman, 1950s birth stubs