Melvin Leroy Branch
Position: DE
Height: 6-2 Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: February 15, 1937 in Leesville, LA
College: LSU (school history)
Drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 10th round (118th overall) of the 1960 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 45 (1793rd overall since 1950)
3-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
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| All-Time Rank: #1006. Ray Krouse… #1007. Gary Plummer… #1008. Marco Rivera… #1009. MEL BRANCH… #1010. Walter Johnson… #1011. Mark Carrier… #1012. J.T. Smith… |
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1960+ | 23 | DTX | RDE | 87 | 14 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| 1961* | 24 | DTX | RDE | 87 | 14 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 1962* | 25 | DTX | RDE | 87 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 1963* | 26 | KAN | RDE | 87 | 14 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||
| 1964 | 27 | KAN | RDE | 87 | 14 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 1965 | 28 | KAN | RDE | 87 | 14 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 1966 | 29 | MIA | 86 | 14 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| 1967 | 30 | MIA | RDE | 86 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1968 | 31 | MIA | rde | 86 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| Career | 126 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 76 | |||||||||||||
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First-Team All-Pro
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| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-AFL | AFL |
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-AFL | Associated Press |
| 1960 | 1st Team | All-AFL | UPI |
| 1962 | 1st Team | All-AFL | AFL |
| 1962 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | Associated Press |
| 1962 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | UPI |
| 1963 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | Associated Press |
| 1963 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | NY Daily News |
| 1963 | 2nd Team | All-AFL | UPI |