Elmer Roland "Rollie" Miles was a professional football player for the Canadian Football League Edmonton Eskimos.
11 Facts About Rollie Miles
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Rollie Miles is a member of the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame, and the Edmonton Eskimos Wall of Honour.
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In November 2006, Rollie Miles was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.
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Rollie Miles initially left the United States for Canada to play baseball in Regina, Saskatchewan, but was convinced by the famed Annis Stukus to play football for the Edmonton Eskimos.
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Rollie Miles would continue to play semi-professional baseball in Canada during his CFL career.
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Rollie Miles was one of the most versatile players in history of the CFL during his eleven-year career with the Edmonton Eskimos.
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Rollie Miles played in five CFL Grey Cup championship games, winning three during the Eskimos' dynasty of successive Grey Cup titles in 1954,1955, and 1956.
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Rollie Miles played in the famous 1954 Grey Cup game with separated ribs, but still helped his underdog team win that classic game.
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Rollie Miles was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame and the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.
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Rollie Miles received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alberta in 1956, and began work in the off season with the Edmonton Catholic School Board, where he taught school and organized high school sports.
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Rollie Miles continued working with the Edmonton Catholic School Board upon his retirement from the CFL in 1961.