Melvin Cornell Blount
Position: DB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: April 10, 1948 in Vidalia, GA
College: Southern (school history)
Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 3rd round (53rd overall) of the 1970 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 110 (82nd overall since 1950)
5-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1989
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1970 Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
| Kick Returns | Punt Returns | Def Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Ret | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | |||
| 1 | 1 | 1970-09-20 | 22-163 | PIT | HOU | L 7-19 | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 1970-10-03 | 22-176 | PIT | @ | CLE | L 7-15 | 2 | 113 | 56.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1970-10-11 | 22-184 | PIT | BUF | W 23-10 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 1970-10-18 | 22-191 | PIT | @ | HOU | W 7-3 | 1 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 6 | 1970-10-25 | 22-198 | PIT | @ | OAK | L 14-31 | 1 | 19 | 19.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 9 | 1970-11-15 | 22-219 | PIT | KAN | L 14-31 | 1 | 26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | 10 | 1970-11-22 | 22-226 | PIT | @ | CIN | L 7-34 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 11 | 1970-11-29 | 22-233 | PIT | CLE | W 28-9 | 3 | 75 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 12 | 1970-12-06 | 22-240 | PIT | GNB | L 12-20 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | 13 | 1970-12-13 | 22-247 | PIT | @ | ATL | L 16-27 | 2 | 90 | 45.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 14 | 1970-12-20 | 22-254 | PIT | @ | PHI | L 20-30 | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 52.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 Games | 18 | 535 | 29.72 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 52.00 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||||