James Earl "Boobie" Miles Jr. (born April 16, 1970)[1] is an American former high school football running back for Permian High School in Odessa, Texas. He was a primary subject in the book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by Buzz Bissinger, and the movie inspired by the book. Miles is a major figure in Bissinger's book as one of the top high school running backs in Texas. He was heavily recruited by dozens of top college football schools, but his promising career was derailed by a knee injury.
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