[1] After graduating from Hooper City High School in Birmingham, Alabama,[2] Miller enlisted in the U.S. Army and trained with the Special Forces.
[3] He was awarded a Silver Star for retrieving his wounded platoon sergeant under heavy enemy fire.
[1] While stationed in El Paso, Texas, Miller met with the football coaches at Colorado State University at a game against the UTEP Miners, and they offered him a scholarship.
[4] Miller was discharged from the army after five and a half years of service and enrolled at Colorado State in the fall of 1971.
[3] He was cut by the Browns and signed with the Los Angeles Rams, earning a spot in the starting lineup in 1978 and leading the team with 50 receptions for 760 yards and four touchdowns.