| Burnie Miller | |
| Birth Date: | 1 April 1928 |
| Birth Place: | Portsmouth, Virginia |
| Death Place: | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Alma Mater: | Wofford College |
| Player Years1: | 1950 |
| Player Team1: | Wofford |
| Player Positions: | Fullback |
| Coach Years1: | 1970 |
| Coach Team1: | San Francisco 49ers (DB) |
| Coach Years2: | 1971 |
| Coach Team2: | Houston Oilers (DB) |
| Coach Years3: | 1972 |
| Coach Team3: | New England Patriots (ST) |
| Coach Years4: | 1973 |
| Coach Team4: | Houston Oilers (DC/DB) |
| Coach Years5: | 1977 |
| Coach Team5: | Detroit Lions (DB) |
| Coach Years6: | 1981–1985 |
| Coach Team6: | San Diego State (assistant) |
George Burnley "Burnie" Miller Jr. (April 1, 1928 – April 1988)[1] [2] was an American football coach who specialized in tutoring defensive backs. He was a paratrooper and began his football coaching career with the 82nd Airborne Division. He was an assistant coach at the University of Wyoming and Indiana University under Phil Dickens, then joined Clay Stapleton's staff at Iowa State University as an assistant coach in 1958, then served as an assistant coach at Purdue University under Jack Mollenkopf.[1] [2] He coached in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers, Houston Oilers, New England Patriots, and Detroit Lions. He was defensive coordinator for the Oilers in 1973.[3]