William Miller
William Edward Miller
Born: January 3, 1957
Rison, AR
Deceased: January 3, 2019
North Little Rock, AR
Position: RB
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 190
College: Ouachita Baptist
High School: Rison (AR)
Career: 1980-1986
William Miller played from 1980 to 1986 during his career with the Orlando Renegades, Pittsburgh Maulers, Toronto Argonauts and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Miller ran for 3,324 yards in his career on 707 attempts, scoring 20 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 142 passes for 1,291 yards and 8 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | USFL Pittsburgh Maulers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| USFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 218 | 1053 | 4.8 | 53 | 4 |
| 1981 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 132 | 684 | 5.2 | 39 | 4 |
| 1982 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 202 | 1076 | 5.3 | 54 | 7 |
| 1984 | USFL Pittsburgh Maulers | 96 | 332 | 3.5 | 24 | 4 |
| 1985 | USFL Orlando Renegades | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 49 | 171 | 3.5 | 14 | 1 |
| CFL | 601 | 2984 | 5.0 | 54 | 16 | |
| USFL | 106 | 340 | 3.2 | 24 | 4 | |
| Totals | 707 | 3324 | 4.7 | 54 | 20 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 34 | 344 | 10.1 | 58 | 3 |
| 1981 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 24 | 236 | 9.8 | 60 | 2 |
| 1982 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 43 | 407 | 9.5 | 75 | 1 |
| 1984 | USFL Pittsburgh Maulers | 14 | 82 | 5.9 | 13 | 1 |
| 1985 | USFL Orlando Renegades | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 45t | 1 |
| 1986 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 21 | 126 | 6.0 | 22 | 0 |
| CFL | 122 | 1113 | 9.1 | 75 | 6 | |
| USFL | 20 | 178 | 8.9 | 45 | 2 | |
| Totals | 142 | 1291 | 9.1 | 75 | 8 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 12 | 293 | 24.4 | 58 | 0 |
| 1981 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 5 | 195 | 39.0 | 53 | 0 |
| 1982 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 9 | 277 | 30.8 | 47 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL Pittsburgh Maulers | 28 | 538 | 19.2 | 40 | 0 |
| 1985 | USFL Orlando Renegades | 7 | 149 | 21.3 | 33 | 0 |
| 1986 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| CFL | 27 | 778 | 28.8 | 58 | 0 | |
| USFL | 35 | 687 | 19.6 | 40 | 0 | |
| Totals | 62 | 1465 | 23.6 | 58 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1980 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| 1981 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||
| 1982 | CFL Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| 1984 | USFL Pittsburgh Maulers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1985 | USFL Orlando Renegades | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1986 | CFL Toronto Argonauts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| CFL | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | |
| USFL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |
| Totals | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 14 | |
| 1981 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 10 | |
| 1982 | CFL | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 14 | |
| 1984 | USFL | Pittsburgh Maulers | 15 | |
| 1985 | USFL | Orlando Renegades | ||
| 1986 | CFL | Toronto Argonauts | 4 |
Awards
1980 - CFL Most Outstanding Rookie
Honors
1980 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1980 - CFL CFL West All-Star
1982 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1982 - CFL CFL West All-Star
