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Mel Blount

Melvin Cornell Blount

Position: DB
Height: 6-3    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: April 10, 1948 in Vidalia, GA
College: Southern

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1989

5-time Pro Bowler & 2-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 3rd round (53rd overall) of the 1970 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1970 22 PIT LCB 14 9 1 4 0 4 0 1 0 0
1971 23 PIT RCB 14 9 2 16 0 16 1 0 0 0
1972 24 PIT RCB 14 14 3 75 0 34 0 2 35 1
1973 25 PIT RCB 14 14 4 82 0 24 0 2 0 0
1974 26 PIT RCB 13 13 2 74 1 52 0 3 5 0
1975*+ 27 PIT RCB 14 14 11 121 0 47 1 0 0 0
1976* 28 PIT RCB 14 14 6 75 0 28 1 1 0 0
1977 29 PIT RCB 14 13 6 65 0 37 0 1 15 0
1978* 30 PIT RCB 16 16 4 55 0 35
1979* 31 PIT RCB 16 16 3 1 0 1 0 1 15 0
1980 32 PIT RCB 16 16 4 28 0 17 0 1 32 0
1981*+ 33 PIT RCB 16 16 6 106 1 50
1982 34 PIT RCB 9 9 1 2 0 2
1983 35 PIT RCB 16 16 4 32 0 21 0 1 3 1
Career 200 189 57 736 2 52 3 13 105 2

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1970 22 PIT LCB 14 9 1 52 0 52 52.0 18 535 0 91 29.7 587
1971 23 PIT RCB 14 9 4 76 0 35 19.0 76
1974 26 PIT RCB 13 13 5 152 0 60 30.4 152
1975*+ 27 PIT RCB 14 14 8 139 0 23 17.4 139
1980 32 PIT RCB 16 16 1 9 0 9 9.0 9
Career 200 189 1 52 0 52 52.0 36 911 0 91 25.3 963

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1972 24 PIT RCB 14 14 1 6
1974 26 PIT RCB 13 13 1 6
1981*+ 33 PIT RCB 16 16 1 6
1983 35 PIT RCB 16 16 1 6
Career 200 189 2 2 24

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1975
1976
1978
1979
1981

1st-team All-Pro

1975
1981

Non-Offensive TDs

1972 NFL 1 (7)
1974 NFL 1 (9)
1981 NFL 1 (10)
Career 4 (175)

Yds/Kick Return

1970 NFL 29.7 (4-- 49)

Games Started

Career 189 (81)

Playoff Games

Career 19 (67)

Playoff Games Started

Career 19 (21)

Fumble Return Yds

1972 NFL 35 (8)
Career 105 (98)

Fumble Return TD

1972 NFL 1 (1-- 38)
1983 NFL 1 (3-- 38)
Career 2 (36)

Interceptions

1975 NFL 11 (1-- 14)
1977 NFL 6 (7)
Career 57 (10)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

Career 736 (38)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1974 NFL 1 (4)
1981 NFL 1 (5)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1975 - Associated Press: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1975 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1975 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL
1975 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1975 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1976 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1976 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1976 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-NFL
1977 - Sporting News: 1st team all-conf.
1977 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1977 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL
1978 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1978 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1979 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf.
1979 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1979 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd team all-NFL
1981 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
1981 - UPI: 1st team all-conf.
1981 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1981 - Pro Football Writers: 1st team all-NFL