Cleophus Miller (born September 5, 1951)[1] is a President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and a former professional American football running back who played nine seasons for the Kansas City Chiefs and Cleveland Browns.
[2] Miller, who played collegiately at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, signed a free agent contract with the Kansas City Chiefs after not being taken in the 1974 NFL draft.
In 1980, the Browns won the AFC Central Division with an 11-5 record behind the efforts of All-Pros Mike Pruitt, Ozzie Newsome and Brian Sipe, who was also named league MVP.
Nicknamed the Kardiac Kids[3] the Browns lost in the divisional round of the playoffs to the eventual Super Bowl champion Oakland Raiders 14-12.
He later served as Director of Operations for the Spring Football League in 1999-2000, and was inducted into the Southwestern Athletic Conference Hall of Fame in 2002.
[6] In 1988 Miller succeeded Mason Hargrave as President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association founded by Marcus Garvey.