Willie Miller

Willie T. Miller (born April 26, 1947) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cleveland Browns and the Los Angeles Rams. He played college football for the Colorado State Rams.

Military service After graduating from Hooper City High School in Birmingham, Alabama, Miller enlisted in the U.S. Army and trained with the Special Forces. He was awarded a Silver Star for retrieving his wounded platoon sergeant under heavy enemy fire. Miller was discharged from the army after five and a half years of service and enrolled at Colorado State in the fall of 1971. He never started for the Browns and missed the entire 1977 season with a dislocated elbow. He was the head football coach at Birmingham's G.W. Carver in 2002 and 2003. Miller was the head coach at E.B. Erwin High School from 2005 until he retired in 2013.