Miller attended University of Oregon[1] where he played quarterback for the Oregon Ducks football team.[3] He was considered a risky recruit for higher ranked college teams due to concerns about a knee injury he suffered in high school.[4]
College statistics
1983: 17/41 for 229 yards with 2 TD vs 3 INT
1984: 145/289 for 1,712 yards with 10 TD vs 10 INT
1985: 182/329 for 2,237 yards with 18 TD vs 13 INT; 45 carries for 81 yards with 4 TD
1986: 216/356 for 2,503 yards with 12 TD vs 13 INT
Professional athlete
Miller played in 10 NFL seasons from 1987 to 1995 and 1999. His best year as a pro came during the 1991 season for the Falcons when he threw for over 3,000 yards and 26 touchdowns.
Concussions prevented him from playing longer. After he suffered five in a span of 14 months, he left the league for the first time.[5] A concussion during his comeback with the Denver Broncos in 1999 convinced him that it was best to retire for good.[6] He was inducted into the Oregon Sports Hall of Fame in 2005.
Before the 2019 season, Miller announced he would depart West Linn at year's end to join the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL as offensive coordinator.[9]
In May 2020, he was named head coach of Franklin High School in Portland, Oregon.[10] He never coached a game for the Lightning, however, as his former position at West Linn opened up a few weeks later and Miller returned to the Lions on July 8, 2020.[11]
References
^ abc"Chris Miller". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
^ abSamuels, Doug (February 26, 2014). "Wednesday February 26, 2014". FootballScoop.com. Retrieved January 21, 2018. West Linn (OR): Former Oregon and NFL quarterback, and South Eugene coach from 2002–06, Chris Miller has been hired as head coach.
^"Chris Miller". footballuniversity.org. All American Games-Football University. Retrieved January 21, 2018.