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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1971 Game Log: Regular Season · Playoffs
| Kick Returns | Def Interceptions | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Rt | Yds | TD | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 1 | 5 | 1971-10-18 | 23-191 | PIT | @ | KAN | L 16-38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2 | 6 | 1971-10-24 | 23-197 | PIT | HOU | W 23-16 | 1 | 17 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 7 | 1971-10-31 | 23-204 | PIT | @ | BAL | L 21-34 | 2 | 52 | 26.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | 1971-11-07 | 23-211 | PIT | CLE | W 26-9 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 11 | 1971-11-28 | 23-232 | PIT | DEN | L 10-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 Games | 4 | 76 | 19.00 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | |||||||