Paul J. Miles (born March 25, 1952) is a former

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running back. Miles was born in 1952 and attended

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. He played college football at

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from 1971 to 1973. He was the third running back in NCAA history to have three seasons of 1,000 or more 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

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at the end of the 1973 season as the greatest running back in the history of the

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. Also at the end of the 1973 season, Bowing Green retired his jersey (No. 29), the first 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. Miles was drafted in the eighth round of the

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by the

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. He played professionally in the

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for the

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during the 1974 season

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Miles, Paul 1952 births Living people Toronto Argonauts players Memphis Southmen players Bowling Green Falcons football players Players of American football from Ohio Players of American football from Winston-Salem, North Carolina People from Paulding, Ohio