In November 2006, Miles was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players (#48) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.
[2] Miles was one of the most versatile players in the history of the CFL during his eleven-year (1951–1961) career with the Edmonton Eskimos.
On offence, Miles was often found in a backfield with such CFL greats as Jackie Parker, Normie Kwong, Johnny Bright, Bernie Faloney and Don Getty; he could run or pass on the option with skill.
The City of Edmonton named the Rollie Miles Athletic Field in his honor.
Miles continued working with the Edmonton Catholic School Board upon his retirement from the CFL in 1961.