Terry Miller, one of the greatest players in Oklahoma State football history, will be honored this weekend for his illustrious career.
At halftime of OSU’s game against Kansas, Miller will be inducted into the Cowboy Football Ring of Honor. Miller will be the fourth Cowboy to get the honor, joining Thurman Thomas, Barry Sanders and Bob Fenimore.
Miller will deservedly join the group of running backs after his four seasons in Stillwater. From 1974-77, Miller donned the No. 43 jersey for OSU and built an impressive resume.
Although he rushed for 335 yards and a touchdown as a freshman, Miller broke onto the scene in his sophomore season. In 1975, Miller broke the 1,000-yard mark for the first time and found his way into the end zone 11 times.
His final two seasons with the Cowboys garnered national attention and helped him earn other honors. Miller became the fifth former Cowboy inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2022.
Miller’s 1976 campaign saw him finish fourth in Heisman voting as he helped lead the Cowboys to the Big 8 championship. With 1,541 yards and 20 touchdowns, Miller led the conference in both stats while finishing top three nationally.
Building off his junior year, Miller’s final season with OSU may have been his best. Miller ran for a career-best 1,680 yards to lead the Big 8 again on 314 carries, the most in the NCAA.
His 14-touchdown senior campaign helped him to unanimous All-American honors, his second straight first-team selection. Miller also nearly became the first Cowboy to win the Heisman trophy.
With 125 first-place votes in 1977, Miller was runner-up in Heisman voting to Texas running back Earl Campbell. Still, Miller’s season propelled him to the fifth pick in the 1978 NFL draft.
With the Buffalo Bills, Miller went for 1,060 yards rushing and seven touchdowns as a rookie. Miller started all 16 games again in 1979 before eventually playing for the Seattle Seahawks in his last NFL season in 1981.
In OSU history, Miller sits second in career rushing yards and rushing touchdowns behind Thomas and Sanders, respectively. Miller, alongside Thomas, are the only two Cowboys to rush for more than 4,000 yards and score at least 40 touchdowns in their careers.
Beginning Saturday, Miller will be immortalized inside Boone Pickens Stadium for his accomplishments as a Cowboy.
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