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{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1962)}}
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1962)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Keith Millard
| name = Keith Millard
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| number = 93, 75, 77
| position = [[Defensive tackle]] <br> [[Defensive end]]
| image_size =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|3|18}}
| alt =
| birth_place = [[Pleasanton, California]], U.S.
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| number = 75, 77
| height_ft = 6
| position = [[Defensive tackle]]
| height_in = 6
| weight_lb = 260
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|3|18}}
| birth_place = [[Pleasanton, California]], U.S.
| high_school = [[Foothill High School (Pleasanton, California)|Foothill]] (Pleasanton)
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| college = [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| draftyear = 1984
| height_ft = 6
| draftround = 1
| height_in = 6
| draftpick = 13
| weight_lb = 260
| pastteams =
| high_school = [[Foothill High School (Pleasanton, California)|Foothill]] <br> (Pleasanton, CA)
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| college = [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State]]
| draftyear = 1984
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 13
| pastteams =
* [[Jacksonville Bulls]] ({{USFL Year|1985}})
* [[Jacksonville Bulls]] ({{USFL Year|1985}})
* [[Minnesota Vikings]] ({{NFL Year|1985|1991}})
* [[Minnesota Vikings]] ({{NFL Year|1985|1991}})
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* [[Green Bay Packers]] (1992)
* [[Green Bay Packers]] (1992)
* [[Philadelphia Eagles]] ({{NFL Year|1993}})
* [[Philadelphia Eagles]] ({{NFL Year|1993}})
| pastcoaching =
| pastcoaching =
* [[Los Angeles Dragons (American football)|Los Angeles Dragons]] (2000) <br> Assistant coach
* [[Los Angeles Dragons (American football)|Los Angeles Dragons]] (2000) <br> Assistant coach
* [[San Francisco Demons]] (2001) <br> Defensive line
* [[San Francisco Demons]] (2001) <br> Defensive line
* [[Denver Broncos]] ({{NFL Year|2002|2004}}) <br> Assistant defensive line
* [[Denver Broncos]] ({{NFL Year|2002|2004}}) <br> Assistant defensive line
* [[Oakland Raiders]] ({{NFL Year|2005|2008}}) <br> Defensive line
* [[Oakland Raiders]] ({{NFL Year|2005|2008}}) <br> Defensive line
* [[Merced College]] (2009) <br> Defensive line
* [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ({{NFL Year|2011}}) <br> Defensive coordinator
* [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ({{NFL Year|2011}}) <br> Defensive coordinator
* [[Tennessee Titans]] ({{NFL Year|2012}}) <br> Defensive assistant
* [[Tennessee Titans]] ({{NFL Year|2012}}) <br> Defensive assistant
| highlights =
| highlights =
* [[NFL Defensive Player of the Year]] (1989)
* [[AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year|NFL Defensive Player of the Year]] (1989)
* [[UPI NFC Player of the Year]] (1989)
* [[UPI NFC Player of the Year]] (1989)
* 2× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1988 All-Pro Team|1988]], [[1989 All-Pro Team|1989]])
* 2× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1988 All-Pro Team|1988]], [[1989 All-Pro Team|1989]])
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* 50 Greatest Vikings
* 50 Greatest Vikings
* Second-team All-Time USFL team
* Second-team All-Time USFL team
* First-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1983 College Football All-America Team|1983]])
* [[Morris Trophy]] (1983)
* [[Morris Trophy]] (1983)
* First-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams|All-Pac-10]] ([[1983 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team|1983]])
| statlabel1 = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
| statlabel1 = [[Quarterback sack|Sacks]]
| statvalue1 = 58
| statvalue1 = 58.0
| statlabel2 = [[Fumble]] recoveries
| statlabel2 = [[Fumble]] recoveries
| statvalue2 = 10
| statvalue2 = 10
| statlabel3 = [[Interception]]s
| statlabel3 = [[Interception]]s
| statvalue3 = 2
| statvalue3 = 2
| statlabel4 = Total [[touchdown]]s
| statlabel4 = Total [[touchdown]]s
| statvalue4 = 1
| nfl = Keith-Millard
| statvalue4 = 1
| pfr = M/MillKe00
| pfr = M/MillKe00
| pfrcoach = MillKe0
| pfrcoach = MillKe0
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'''Keith Joseph Millard''' (born March 18, 1962) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who played as a [[defensive tackle]] for nine seasons for the [[Minnesota Vikings]], the [[Green Bay Packers]], the [[Seattle Seahawks]] and the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] from 1985 to 1993 in the [[National Football League]] (NFL).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/keithmillard/2502090/profile|title=Keith Millard Stats, News and Video - DT|website=[[NFL.com]]}}</ref>
'''Keith Joseph Millard''' (born March 18, 1962) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who played as a [[defensive tackle]] for nine seasons for the [[Minnesota Vikings]], [[Green Bay Packers]], [[Seattle Seahawks]] and [[Philadelphia Eagles]] from 1985 to 1993 in the [[National Football League]] (NFL).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/keithmillard/2502090/profile|title=Keith Millard Stats, News and Video - DT|website=[[NFL.com]]}}</ref>


== Early and college career ==
== Early life and college ==


Keith Millard was born in [[Pleasanton, California]]. He was a tight end and linebacker at [[Foothill High School (Pleasanton, California)|Foothill High School]] in Pleasanton. Keith played [[college football]] at [[Washington State University]].
Millard was born in [[Pleasanton, California]]. He was a tight end and linebacker at [[Foothill High School (Pleasanton, California)|Foothill High School]] in Pleasanton. He played [[college football]] at [[Washington State University]].
As a freshman Millard played tight end but was moved to defensive tackle as a sophomore, where he started first time as a junior. Millard was voted first-team All-Pac-10 as a senior and won the Morris Trophy as the Pac-10's top defensive lineman.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cabernetindoorsports.com/football/bio.php |title=Cabernet Indoor Sports » Bio |access-date=2012-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302113227/http://www.cabernetindoorsports.com/football/bio.php |archive-date=2011-03-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://coachmillard.com/bios.htm |title=Keith Millard's the Art of Pass Rush - Bio's |access-date=2012-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708171539/http://www.coachmillard.com/bios.htm |archive-date=2011-07-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
As a freshman Millard played tight end but was moved to defensive tackle as a sophomore, where he started first time as a junior. He was voted first-team All-Pac-10 as a senior and won the Morris Trophy as the Pac-10's top defensive lineman.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cabernetindoorsports.com/football/bio.php |title=Cabernet Indoor Sports » Bio |access-date=2012-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302113227/http://www.cabernetindoorsports.com/football/bio.php |archive-date=2011-03-02 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://coachmillard.com/bios.htm |title=Keith Millard's the Art of Pass Rush - Bio's |access-date=2012-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708171539/http://www.coachmillard.com/bios.htm |archive-date=2011-07-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As a senior, he was named a first-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] by [[Gannett News Service]].<ref name="GNS 1983">{{cite news |first=Joel S. |last=Buchsbaum |title=Young, not Rozier deserves trophy |date=November 29, 1983 |newspaper=The Pensacola Journal |page=3B |agency=Gannett News Service |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72113382/ |access-date=February 26, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com}}{{Open access}}</ref>


== Professional career ==
== Professional career ==
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Keith Millard was [[NFL Draft|drafted]] by the Vikings based on a recommendation from their scout Don Deisch in the first round of the [[1984 NFL Draft]] and played one season in the [[United States Football League|USFL]]. He was selected to the [[Pro Bowl]] in 1988 and 1989. He held the NFL record for most sacks in a single season by a defensive tackle with 18 in 1989, and was named [[NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award|NFL Defensive Player of the Year]] that season. His record was broken by [[Aaron Donald]] in 2018.<ref name="tampabay">{{Cite web |url=http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/bucs/content/bucs-add-dl-coaches-keith-millard-grady-stretz |title=Bucs add DL coaches Keith Millard, Grady Stretz &#124; Tampa Bay Buccaneers blog: Bucs Beat &#124; tampabay.com & Tampa Bay Times |access-date=2012-05-04 |archive-date=2012-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718104128/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/bucs/content/bucs-add-dl-coaches-keith-millard-grady-stretz |url-status=dead }}</ref> The following season he suffered a major knee injury in a week 4 contest versus Tampa Bay. The injury effectively ended his time in Minnesota, and although he continued to play for a handful of seasons with various teams, he was never again as dominant of a force.


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Millard was selected by the Vikings based on a recommendation from their scout Don Deisch in the first round of the [[1984 NFL draft]] and played one season in the [[United States Football League|USFL]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1984 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1984/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-10 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He was selected to the [[Pro Bowl]] in 1988 and 1989. He held the NFL record for most sacks in a single season by a defensive tackle with 18 in 1989, and was named [[NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award|NFL Defensive Player of the Year]] that season. His record was broken by [[Aaron Donald]] in 2018.<ref name="tampabay">{{Cite web |url=http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/bucs/content/bucs-add-dl-coaches-keith-millard-grady-stretz |title=Bucs add DL coaches Keith Millard, Grady Stretz &#124; Tampa Bay Buccaneers blog: Bucs Beat |access-date=2012-05-04 |archive-date=2012-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718104128/http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/bucs/content/bucs-add-dl-coaches-keith-millard-grady-stretz |url-status=dead }}</ref> The following season he suffered a major knee injury in a week 4 contest versus Tampa Bay. The injury effectively ended his time in Minnesota, and although he continued to play for a handful of seasons with various teams, he was never again as dominant of a force.
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Keith's large stature was a huge asset in bulking up the Minnesota Vikings defensive line. His All-Pro honors and record-setting sacks make him a Minnesota Vikings great. Millard played in 93 games during his career, making 58 sacks, and two [[interception]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MillKe00.htm|title = Keith Millard Stats|website = [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]}}</ref>

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Millard's large stature was a huge asset in bulking up the Minnesota Vikings defensive line. His All-Pro honors and record-setting sacks make him a Minnesota Vikings great. He played in 93 games during his career, making 58 sacks, and two [[interception]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MillKe00.htm|title = Keith Millard Stats|website = [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]}}</ref>


Millard was voted among the top 50 players to ever play for the Minnesota Vikings In 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.vikings.com/50/news/50-greatest-vikings.html |title=Minnesota Vikings &#124; the 50 Greatest Vikings |access-date=2012-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108201006/http://www.vikings.com/50/news/50-greatest-vikings.html |archive-date=2011-01-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Millard was voted among the top 50 players to ever play for the Minnesota Vikings In 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.vikings.com/50/news/50-greatest-vikings.html |title=Minnesota Vikings &#124; the 50 Greatest Vikings |access-date=2012-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110108201006/http://www.vikings.com/50/news/50-greatest-vikings.html |archive-date=2011-01-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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! [[1985 NFL season|1985]] || [[1985 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]
! [[1985 NFL season|1985]] || [[1985 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]
| '''16''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || 11.0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 16 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 11.0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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! [[1986 NFL season|1986]] || [[1986 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]
! [[1986 NFL season|1986]] || [[1986 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]
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! style="background:#00FFFF;"|[[1989 NFL season|1989]] || [[1989 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]
! style="background:#00FFFF;"|[[1989 NFL season|1989]] || [[1989 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]
| '''16''' || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''18.0''' || 0 || 1 || '''31''' || '''1''' || '''48''' || '''48.0''' || '''48''' || 0 || 0
| 16 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''18.0''' || 0 || 1 || '''31''' || '''1''' || '''48''' || '''48.0''' || '''48''' || 0 || 0
|-
|-
! [[1990 NFL season|1990]] || [[1990 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]
! [[1990 NFL season|1990]] || [[1990 Minnesota Vikings season|MIN]]
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| 14 || 19 || 18 || 1 || 4.0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| 14 || 19 || 18 || 1 || 4.0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
|-
! colspan="2"| Career<ref name=ESPN>{{cite web|title=Keith Millard Stats|url=http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/6648/keith-millard|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=5 March 2014}}</ref> || 93 || 19 || 18 || 1 || 58.0 || 0 || 10 || 47 || 2 || 65 || 32.5 || 48 || 0 || 0
! colspan="2"| Career<ref name=ESPN>{{cite web|title=Keith Millard Stats|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/6648/keith-millard|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=5 March 2014}}</ref> || 93 || 19 || 18 || 1 || 58.0 || 0 || 10 || 47 || 2 || 65 || 32.5 || 48 || 0 || 0
|}
|}


== Coaching career ==
== Coaching career ==


After retirement as a player, Keith Millard went on to coaching. He coached at the college level, in the [[Spring Football League]] with the [[Los Angeles Dragons (American football)|Los Angeles Dragons]], and the [[XFL (2001)|XFL]], [[San Francisco Demons]], before getting a job with the Denver Broncos' coaching staff as the club's defensive line coach/pass rush specialist. He was in charge of creating and implementing all pass rush techniques used in the Broncos' defensive scheme. Under Millard, the Broncos had one of the toughest defenses in the league. Millard coached the Oakland Raiders defensive line from 2005 to 2007. In 2009, Millard was hired as the defensive coordinator for the Merced College Blue Devils. On February 8, 2011, it was announced that Millard, along with Grady Stretz, will be a defensive line coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, specializing in pass rush. In 2012, Millard was hired by the Titans as an assistant coach.<ref name="tampabay" />
After retirement as a player, Millard went on to coaching. He coached at the college level, in the [[Spring Football League]] with the [[Los Angeles Dragons (American football)|Los Angeles Dragons]], and the [[XFL (2001)|XFL]], [[San Francisco Demons]], before getting a job with the Denver Broncos' coaching staff as the club's defensive line coach/pass rush specialist. He was in charge of creating and implementing all pass rush techniques used in the Broncos' defensive scheme. Under Millard, the Broncos had one of the toughest defenses in the league. Millard coached the Oakland Raiders defensive line from 2005 to 2007. In 2009, he was hired as the defensive coordinator for the Merced College Blue Devils. On February 8, 2011, it was announced that Millard, along with Grady Stretz, will be a defensive line coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, specializing in pass rush. In 2012, Millard was hired by the Titans as an assistant coach.<ref name="tampabay" />


==References==
== Notes and references ==
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{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}He coached at Merced College in 2009


==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:Denver Broncos coaches]]
[[Category:Denver Broncos coaches]]
[[Category:Oakland Raiders coaches]]
[[Category:Oakland Raiders coaches]]
[[Category:National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award winners]]
[[Category:NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award winners]]
[[Category:Foothill High School (Pleasanton, California) alumni]]
[[Category:Foothill High School (Pleasanton, California) alumni]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Alameda County, California]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Alameda County, California]]
[[Category:All-American college football players]]

Latest revision as of 00:39, 7 December 2024

For former English speedway rider, see Keith Millard (speedway rider).

Keith Millard
No. 93, 75, 77
Position:Defensive tackle
Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1962-03-18) March 18, 1962 (age 62)
Pleasanton, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:Foothill (Pleasanton)
College:Washington State
NFL draft:1984 / round: 1 / pick: 13
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:58.0
Fumble recoveries:10
Interceptions:2
Total touchdowns:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Record at Pro Football Reference

Keith Joseph Millard (born March 18, 1962) is an American former professional football player who played as a defensive tackle for nine seasons for the Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers, Seattle Seahawks and Philadelphia Eagles from 1985 to 1993 in the National Football League (NFL).[1]

Early life and college

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Millard was born in Pleasanton, California. He was a tight end and linebacker at Foothill High School in Pleasanton. He played college football at Washington State University. As a freshman Millard played tight end but was moved to defensive tackle as a sophomore, where he started first time as a junior. He was voted first-team All-Pac-10 as a senior and won the Morris Trophy as the Pac-10's top defensive lineman.[2][3] As a senior, he was named a first-team All-American by Gannett News Service.[4]

Professional career

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Millard was selected by the Vikings based on a recommendation from their scout Don Deisch in the first round of the 1984 NFL draft and played one season in the USFL.[5] He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 1988 and 1989. He held the NFL record for most sacks in a single season by a defensive tackle with 18 in 1989, and was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year that season. His record was broken by Aaron Donald in 2018.[6] The following season he suffered a major knee injury in a week 4 contest versus Tampa Bay. The injury effectively ended his time in Minnesota, and although he continued to play for a handful of seasons with various teams, he was never again as dominant of a force.

Millard's large stature was a huge asset in bulking up the Minnesota Vikings defensive line. His All-Pro honors and record-setting sacks make him a Minnesota Vikings great. He played in 93 games during his career, making 58 sacks, and two interceptions.[7]

Millard was voted among the top 50 players to ever play for the Minnesota Vikings In 2010.[8]

NFL career statistics

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Legend
NFL Defensive Player of the Year
Bold Career high
Year Team GP Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
Cmb Solo Ast Sck FF FR Yds Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD
1985 MIN 16 0 0 0 11.0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
1986 MIN 15 0 0 0 10.5 0 1 3 1 17 17.0 17 0 0
1987 MIN 9 0 0 0 3.5 0 2 8 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
1988 MIN 15 0 0 0 8.0 0 2 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
1989 MIN 16 0 0 0 18.0 0 1 31 1 48 48.0 48 0 0
1990 MIN 4 0 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
1991 MIN 0 did not play due to injury
1992 GB 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
SEA 2 0 0 0 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
1993 PHI 14 19 18 1 4.0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Career[9] 93 19 18 1 58.0 0 10 47 2 65 32.5 48 0 0

Coaching career

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After retirement as a player, Millard went on to coaching. He coached at the college level, in the Spring Football League with the Los Angeles Dragons, and the XFL, San Francisco Demons, before getting a job with the Denver Broncos' coaching staff as the club's defensive line coach/pass rush specialist. He was in charge of creating and implementing all pass rush techniques used in the Broncos' defensive scheme. Under Millard, the Broncos had one of the toughest defenses in the league. Millard coached the Oakland Raiders defensive line from 2005 to 2007. In 2009, he was hired as the defensive coordinator for the Merced College Blue Devils. On February 8, 2011, it was announced that Millard, along with Grady Stretz, will be a defensive line coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, specializing in pass rush. In 2012, Millard was hired by the Titans as an assistant coach.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Keith Millard Stats, News and Video - DT". NFL.com.
  2. ^ "Cabernet Indoor Sports » Bio". Archived from the original on March 2, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  3. ^ "Keith Millard's the Art of Pass Rush - Bio's". Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  4. ^ Buchsbaum, Joel S. (November 29, 1983). "Young, not Rozier deserves trophy". The Pensacola Journal. Gannett News Service. p. 3B. Retrieved February 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^ "1984 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Bucs add DL coaches Keith Millard, Grady Stretz | Tampa Bay Buccaneers blog: Bucs Beat". Archived from the original on July 18, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  7. ^ "Keith Millard Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  8. ^ "Minnesota Vikings | the 50 Greatest Vikings". Archived from the original on January 8, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
  9. ^ "Keith Millard Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
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