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[Chase Stuart]

1. I was a runner up for the Heisman Trophy

2. I was a top five draft pick

3. I ran for over 1,000 yards as a rookie

4. I rushed for fewer than 1,600 yards in my career.

 

[Jene Bramel]

First thought was Rashaan Salaam, but he won the Heisman didn't he?

 

[BigSteelThrill]

First thought was Rashaan Salaam, but he won the Heisman didn't he?

1,682 rushing. Better then my first thought though.

 

[Rodeojones]

Ki-Jana Carter

 

[Swamprat]

Ki-Jana Carter

I agree

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Ki-Jana Carter

Didnt get 1k his first year. My first thought was KiJana or Lawrence Phillips. Both wrong, as neither hit 1k.

 

[Jene Bramel]

Woohoo! Looks like I've successfully blocked that guy (Carter) from my memory. Never crossed my mind, right or not.

 

[Rodeojones]

Ki-Jana Carter

Didnt get 1k his first year. My first thought was KiJana or Lawrence Phillips. Both wrong, as neither hit 1k.

He had a total of 1,144 yds in ten seasons.

 

[Keith Lewis]

Terry Miller of the Buffalo Bills from the late 70s?

 

[Rodeojones]

Terry Miller of the Buffalo Bills from the late 70s?

He did as well...four seasons for Buffalo/Seattle with a total of 1583 yds.

 

[Swamprat]

Ki-Jana Carter

Didnt get 1k his first year. My first thought was KiJana or Lawrence Phillips. Both wrong, as neither hit 1k.

You're right. I forgot KJ torn his ACL in the preseason of his rookie year.

 

[Jene Bramel]

I cheated. Would never have gotten this.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Ki-Jana Carter

Didnt get 1k his first year. My first thought was KiJana or Lawrence Phillips. Both wrong, as neither hit 1k.

He had a total of 1,144 yds in ten seasons.

I ran for over 1,000 yards as a rookie

 

[Rodeojones]

Ki-Jana Carter

Didnt get 1k his first year. My first thought was KiJana or Lawrence Phillips. Both wrong, as neither hit 1k.

He had a total of 1,144 yds in ten seasons.

I ran for over 1,000 yards as a rookie

Missed that...cross out Ki-Jana and I agree with Terry Miller. 1060 yards his rookie season.

 

[Couch Potato]

Terry Miller of the Buffalo Bills from the late 70s?

Yes, Miller is the answer.http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/MillTe00.htm

+--------------------------+-------------------------+				 |		  Rushing		 |		Receiving		|+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| Year  TM |   G |   Att  Yards	Y/A   TD |   Rec  Yards   Y/R   TD |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| 1978 buf |  16 |   238   1060	4.5	7 |	22	246  11.2	0 || 1979 buf |  16 |   139	484	3.5	1 |	10	111  11.1	0 || 1980 buf |  15 |	12	 35	2.9	0 |	 3	 25   8.3	0 || 1981 sea |   1 |	 2	  4	2.0	0 |	 0	  0   0.0	0 |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+|  TOTAL   |  48 |   391   1583	4.0	8 |	35	382  10.9	0 |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+

 

[Chase Stuart]

Terry Miller of the Buffalo Bills from the late 70s?

Yup! Good job..There aren't many guys that have been uber college studs, highly drafted NFL prospects (i.e., not a Ken Dorsey/Gino Toretta type of college stud) and then had stud rookie campaigns (i.e., not a Ryan Leaf/Ki-Jana Carter type) that just fell off the map. Miller's at the top of that list.

 

[LHUCKS]

I was going to guess Billy Simms...and was way, way off...didn't realize he played for as long as he did.

+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| Year  TM |   G |   Att  Yards	Y/A   TD |   Rec  Yards   Y/R   TD |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| 1980 det |  16 |   313   1303	4.2   13 |	51	621  12.2	3 || 1981 det |  14 |   296   1437	4.9   13 |	28	451  16.1	2 || 1982 det |   9 |   172	639	3.7	4 |	34	342  10.1	0 || 1983 det |  13 |   220   1040	4.7	7 |	42	419  10.0	0 || 1984 det |   8 |   130	687	5.3	5 |	31	239   7.7	0 |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+|  TOTAL   |  60 |  1131   5106	4.5   42 |   186   2072  11.1	5 |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+

 

[SSOG]

My first thought was Bobby Humphrey, but he finished lower in the Heisman race than I remembered, and his career yardage was a touch too high. Been a long time since I've thought about Bobby Humphrey. One of my favorite trivia questions used to be "Before Terrell Davis came to town and Denver became the longest-running success story in the NFL, who were the last three Denver backs to rush for 1,000 yards". Answer? Gaston Green, Bobby Humphrey, and Sammy Winder (back in 1984). Throw in Otis Armstrong and Floyd Little and you've got the complete history of 1,000 yard backs in Denver (5 before Shanahan, 6 after Shanahan, and Travis Henry about to make that 7).

 

[Truman]

Robert Edwards?

 

[Assani Fisher]

Robert Edwards?

This was my guess, although I didn't think he came close to the Heisheis.

Yup! Good job..There aren't many guys that have been uber college studs, highly drafted NFL prospects (i.e., not a Ken Dorsey/Gino Toretta type of college stud) and then had stud rookie campaigns (i.e., not a Ryan Leaf/Ki-Jana Carter type) that just fell off the map. Miller's at the top of that list.

So what exactly is the story behind him? Did he lose his starting role in preseason, just play terribly, get hurt, or what?

 

[Pygmy Marmoset]

I was going to guess Billy Simms...and was way, way off...didn't realize he played for as long as he did.

+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| Year  TM |   G |   Att  Yards	Y/A   TD |   Rec  Yards   Y/R   TD |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+| 1980 det |  16 |   313   1303	4.2   13 |	51	621  12.2	3 || 1981 det |  14 |   296   1437	4.9   13 |	28	451  16.1	2 || 1982 det |   9 |   172	639	3.7	4 |	34	342  10.1	0 || 1983 det |  13 |   220   1040	4.7	7 |	42	419  10.0	0 || 1984 det |   8 |   130	687	5.3	5 |	31	239   7.7	0 |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+|  TOTAL   |  60 |  1131   5106	4.5   42 |   186   2072  11.1	5 |+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+

Don't feel too bad. My first thought was Anthony Thomas.

 

[joffer]

Ki-Jana Carter

Didnt get 1k his first year. My first thought was KiJana or Lawrence Phillips. Both wrong, as neither hit 1k.

You're right. I forgot KJ torn his ACL in the preseason of his rookie year.

on his first carry of the first preseason game i think. doomed from the start

 

[gocats]

Woohoo! Looks like I've successfully blocked that guy (Carter) from my memory. Never crossed my mind, right or not.

Thats not fair to Carter he suffered a very serious injury that he never recovered from. You mind as well throw in David Pollack if your gonna bash Kijana Carter

 

[RenegadeGM]

So what exactly is the story behind him? Did he lose his starting role in preseason, just play terribly, get hurt, or what?

from an article on the 1979 Bills:

Buffalo returned home with an engagement with the New York Jets. Unlike last season, the Buffalo running game struggled as Terry Miller suffered through a sophomore jinx. The Bills offense compensated with a prolific air attack, not seen on the bills since the high flying championship years. Despite the loss of veteran Bobby Chandler, rookie Jerry Butler teamed up with the veteran Frank Lewis to combine for a deadly combo. Butler didn’t take long to prove that he was a quick learner. Against the Jets, in only his fourth game, he caught 10 passes for 255 yards and four touchdowns in a 46-31 Bills win...

The Buffalo running attack was split 3 ways between sophomore Terry Miller ( 484 yards, 1 TD), FB Curtis Brown (574 yards, 4 TDs) and Roland Hooks (320 yards, 6 TDs). As the offense could not settle on one back to shoulder the load, the passing attack flourished and had the best year in team history. Joe Ferguson passed for a team record 3,572 yards, a 52% completion rate, and 14 TDs. Frank Lewis led the team with 54 catches and became the fist receiver in 9 seasons to eclipse the 1,000 yard mark, with 1,082 yards and 2 scores. Rookie sensation Jerry Butler finished second 48 grabs for 834 yards and 4 TDs.

 

[Jeff Tefertiller]

FYI on Miller ....

In the 70s in college, he was one of the first to wear pantyhose because fo the way it kept his muscles warm. It was a big news item at the time.