# Primo Miller

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{{Short description|American football player (1915–1999)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name          = Primo Miller
| image         =
| number        = 55, 14, 27, 38<ref name="Pfa"/>
| position      = [Tackle](/source/Tackle_(American_football))
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1915|9|18}}
| birth_place   = [San Antonio, Texas](/source/San_Antonio%2C_Texas), U.S.
| death_date    = {{death date and age|1999|2|19|1915|9|18}}
| death_place   = [Lockhart, Texas](/source/Lockhart%2C_Texas), U.S.
| height_ft     = 6
| height_in     = 2
| weight_lbs    = 220
| high_school   = [Brackenridge](/source/Brackenridge_High_School) (San Antonio)
| college       = [Rice](/source/Rice_Owls_football)
| undraftedyear = 
| pastteams     =
* [Green Bay Packers](/source/Green_Bay_Packers) ({{NFL Year|1936}})*
* [Los Angeles Bulldogs](/source/Los_Angeles_Bulldogs) (1936)
* [Salinas Iceberg Packers](/source/Salinas_Iceberg_Packers) (1936)
* [Cleveland Rams](/source/Cleveland_Rams) ({{NFL Year|1937}}–{{NFL Year|1938}})
| pfr           = M/MillPr20 
}}

'''Ralph Edward "Primo" Miller''' (September 18, 1915 – February 19, 1999) was an American professional [football](/source/American_football) [tackle](/source/Tackle_(American_football)) who played two seasons with the [Cleveland Rams](/source/Cleveland_Rams) of the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He played [college football](/source/college_football) at [Rice Institute](/source/Rice_Institute).

==Early life and college==
Ralph Edward Miller was born on September 18, 1915, in [San Antonio, Texas](/source/San_Antonio%2C_Texas).<ref name="Pfa">{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/m/mill12800.html | title=PRIMO MILLER | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=13 March 2025}}</ref> He attended [Brackenridge High School](/source/Brackenridge_High_School) in San Antonio.<ref name="Pfa"/>

Miller played [college football](/source/college_football) for the [Rice Owls](/source/Rice_Owls_football) of [Rice Institute](/source/Rice_Institute).<ref name="Pfa"/> He was a [letterman](/source/letterman_(sports)) in 1935.<ref name="Pfa"/>

==Professional career==
Miller signed with the [Green Bay Packers](/source/Green_Bay_Packers) on July 29, 1936, but was released on September 22, 1936.<ref name="transactions"/>

Miller then played in one game, a start, for the independent [Los Angeles Bulldogs](/source/Los_Angeles_Bulldogs) during the 1936 season.<ref name="Pfa"/> He was released by the Bulldogs on October 28, 1936.<ref name="transactions"/> He was also a member of the independent [Salinas Iceberg Packers](/source/Salinas_Iceberg_Packers) in 1936.<ref name="Pfa"/>

Miller played in all 11 games, starting seven, for the [Cleveland Rams](/source/Cleveland_Rams) during the team's inaugural 1937 season and scored one touchdown on a [lateral](/source/Lateral_pass).<ref name="Pfr">{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MillPr20.htm | title=Primo Miller | publisher=[Pro Football Reference](/source/Pro_Football_Reference) | accessdate=13 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-plain-dealer/167928674/ | title=Bears' Passes Beat Rams, 15-7; Capture Title | work=[The Plain Dealer](/source/The_Plain_Dealer) | date=November 29, 1937 | accessdate=13 March 2025 | pages=14}}</ref> He appeared in eight games, starting three, for the Rams in 1938 before his release on November 15, 1938.<ref name="transactions">{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/m/mill12800.html | title=Primo Miller Transactions | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=13 March 2025}}</ref><ref name="Pfr"/>

==Personal life==
Miller died on February 19, 1999, in [Lockhart, Texas](/source/Lockhart%2C_Texas).

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Find a Grave}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, Primo}}
Category:1915 births
Category:1999 deaths
Category:Players of American football from San Antonio
Category:American football tackles
Category:Rice Owls football players
Category:Green Bay Packers players
Category:Los Angeles Bulldogs players
Category:Cleveland Rams players
Category:Brackenridge High School alumni

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