Terry Miller Going into College Football Hall of Fame

STILLWATER – I remember the first time I met Terry Miller in person. I had seen the superstar running back on the field running up and down against Big Eight defenses as he collected some of his 4,754-yards in Oklahoma State and college career. I was on my recruiting visit and my host asked if I wanted to meet Miller. We were outside Gallagher Hall and Miller was bigger than life sitting in the driver’s seat of a Mercury Cougar and there was a car phone in the car. I could barely squeeze out a “hey, how you doing?” Miller was a hero then and every time I’ve seen Terry Miller since I have still been in awe. I’ve never told him, but maybe he can tell. Miller was one of my earliest Oklahoma State football heroes.

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One of Miller’s great games was in 1976 in the 31-24 win at Oklahoma.

Now, very deserving Miller is going into the College Football Hall of Fame. The Oklahoma State running back from 1974-77 has been added to the College Football Hall of Fame class of 2022 as first reported by Oklahoma State alum and Action Network reporter Brett McMurphy.

Also in the class is Oklahoma safety Roy Williams, Colorado running back Rashaan Salaam, Florida State linebacker Marvin Jones, and former Toledo and Missouri coach Gary Pinkel. The full class of 2022 will be announced on Monday.

In his Oklahoma State career Miller scored 49 touchdowns and a total of 294-points. He ran for his 4,754-yards on 871 carries. He averaged 113.2-yards a game and 5.46-yards a carry. He was a two-time Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year. He was a two-time consensus All-American and was the runner-up in the 1977 Heisman Trophy behind Earl Campbell. Miller played both fullback and halfback coming out of Mitchell High School in Colorado Springs, Colo.

He ran for 1,887-yards and 27 touchdowns for career highs in 1976. In his final season of 1977 he had 1,680-yards. In all, he had three-1000-yard plus seasons in his career.

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Miller with the Buffalo Bills.

Miller was drafted in the NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills and had a solid career for Buffalo, but had his professional high when he was reunited with his college coach Jim Stanley with the Michigan Panthers of the USFL and won a league championship in 1983.

Miller has lived in Stillwater for some period of time. He lives a quiet life but does stay in touch with former teammates.

Miller joins former Oklahoma State players Bob Fenimore, Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas, and most recently Leslie O’Neal in the Hall. Former coaches Lynn “Pappy” Waldorf and Jimmy Johnson are also enshrined in Atlanta.