Barron Miles...

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

http://www.omaha.com/huskers/blogs/...cle_636430b0-b26b-5f60-8830-d6372067d8d4.html
Barron Miles, who carved out a highly successful career in the Canadian Football League after starring on a national championship team at Nebraska, will be inducted into the CFL Hall of Fame.

Miles played 12 years in the CFL with Montreal and British Columbia, winning a Grey Cup with both the Alouettes and Lions. He had 66 interceptions and 13 blocked kicks over his career, and was a six-time CFL all-star.
Miles was a two-time All-Big Eight cornerback at Nebraska, and part of the Huskers' 1994 national championship team as a senior. He was a sixth-round NFL draft pick by Pittsburgh in 1995, and tried the NFL and NFL Europe before heading to the CFL in 1998.

Miles, from Roselle, New Jersey, is currently the defensive backs coach with the CFL's Edmonton Eskimos.

 

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

I remember little 5'8 Barron battling the 6'4 Canes WR's all night in the National title game. Small but could jump and play with the big boys. Congrats Barron.

 

[RedSea_rivals91325]

Congratulations! Good to hear of GBR alums doing well

 

[huskerfan1414]

One of the greats. Excellent special teams.
Congrats to him

 

[resdog851_rivals159165]

The game I most remember Miles from was the K-State "Turminator" game where Matt Turman started, and between him and Berringer handed the game over to the unstoppable O-line and Lawrence Phillips to run all over K-State all day. Chad May got poked in the eye that day by Christian Peter(probably), and Barron Miles had I believe 7 or 8 pass break-ups. That is insane, and he did it. A lot of them were pretty good passes down the field, but Miles was playing inside them K-State receivers jersey all day. It was a fun game to watch.

 

[saluno22]

Don't forget the blocked punt that gave us our first lead in 1993 at Oklahoma State...

 

[schuele]

The fact that NU had lockdown cornerbacks is one of the often-overlooked attributes of those great mid-90s defenses. That made the Huskers' pass rush even better and created some great blitz opportunities that would have otherwise been very risky.

 

[cubsker_rivals142943]

first two guys i remember being big fans of were barron and corey dixon.

 

[Buicklife]

He put it on the line.

 

[GeorgeFlippin]

Truly an all time great at Nebraska, he's one of my favorite Husker players ever, He just brought it every game he played in. Well deserved honor for him!

 

[WoodRiverJennings]

Barron was one of my favourites as a kid. Glad he had a great career in the CFL.

 

[HuskerBlueDevil]

Whenever I hear or read "Barron Miles" my mind instantly flashes back to the punt block against OSU. But as others have noted you could put together a highlight film of his plays at NU that would probably run a good 20 minutes.

 

[HBK4life_rivals100467]

McBride telling the Thurman Thomas bus story never gets old. Blackshirts rebirth......coming soon....

 

[saluno22]

After his blocked punt against Okie State, the next play that comes to mind for me is his outstretched INT against Wyoming in 1994.

 

[zrob_rivals105618]

The fact that NU had lockdown cornerbacks is one of the often-overlooked attributes of those great mid-90s defenses. That made the Huskers' pass rush even better and created some great blitz opportunities that would have otherwise been very risky.

Sometimes I wonder how the heck NU has never had a Thorpe winner...