Fred Miller (defensive lineman)
Fred David Miller was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League from 1963 through 1972. During that span, he appeared in 3 world championship games for the Baltimore Colts: the 1964 NFL championship game against the Browns, Super Bowl III against the Jets, and Super Bowl V against the Cowboys. He played college football at Louisiana State University.
Miller was born in Homer, Louisiana on August 8, 1940. His father was a sharecropper.
He graduated from Homer High School in his hometown in 1958. A four-year football letterman, he mostly played center and tackle and was a starter in his last three years at the school.
With both the National Football League and American Football League competing against each other to acquire the best available talent, Miller was picked in both drafts in 1962. He was selected by the NFL's Baltimore Colts in the 7th round and the AFL's Oakland Raiders in the 26th round. He eventually signed with the Colts.
