William Joseph Miller (born April 17, 1940) is a former professional
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...
wide receiver in the
American Football League (AFL). He played six seasons for the
Dallas Texans Dallas Texans may refer to:
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(1962), the
Buffalo Bills (1963), and the
Oakland Raiders (1964–1968). He is currently retired and living in St. Augustine, Florida.
Career
Miller played in 66 games in his career, garnering 141 receptions for 1,879 yards and 10 touchdowns. In five career playoff games, he caught 9 passes for 121 yards and three touchdowns. Miller was 4th in receptions in 1963 with 69 catches, while being 7th in receiving yards with 860 and 8th in receiving yards per game at 61.4. He was named to the 2nd Team in the All-AFL level by the
Associated Press
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that year. Miller caught two touchdown passes in
Super Bowl II, the only scores from quarterback
Daryle Lamonica
Daryle Pasquale Lamonica (July 17, 1941 – April 21, 2022) was an American football quarterback who played in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL) for 12 seasons, primarily with the Oakland Raiders. He spent ...
in the Oakland Raiders' 33-14 loss to the Green Bay Packers that day in 1968. Miller's five catches led all receivers in the game.
Life after football
After he retired, he served as an assistant coach for the
Buffalo Bills for three seasons. He also worked at Hutchinson Central Technical High School as a substitute teacher. He started up a sports bar and later an exotic dance club in Miami, called the Bird's Nest for several years. He is on the list of retired players that will receive brain testing for Alzheimer's disease, memory loss or dementia as part of the NFL plan to address injuries linked to concussions. He now resides in
St. Augustine, Florida.
See also
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List of American Football League players
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References
1940 births
Living people
American football wide receivers
Buffalo Bills players
Dallas Texans (AFL) players
Miami Hurricanes football players
Oakland Raiders players
All-American college football players
Sportspeople from McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Players of American football from Pennsylvania
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