Melvin Farr
Position: RB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: November 3, 1944 in Beaumont, TX
College: UCLA (school history)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1967 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 41 (2218th overall since 1950)
Relatives: Father of Mel Farr and Mike Farr
2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)
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Output includes all games from 1960 to 2012.
Career Game Log:Regular Season · Playoffs
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Scoring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | |||||||
| 1 | 1967 | 1 | 1967-09-17 | 22-318 | DET | @ | GNB | T 17-17 | 16 | 95 | 5.94 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | 1967 | 2 | 1967-09-24 | 22-325 | DET | CLE | W 31-14 | 15 | 75 | 5.00 | 0 | 7 | 82 | 11.71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 3 | 1967 | 3 | 1967-10-01 | 22-332 | DET | @ | STL | L 28-38 | 13 | 59 | 4.54 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 4 | 1967 | 4 | 1967-10-08 | 22-339 | DET | GNB | L 17-27 | 12 | 53 | 4.42 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 5 | 1967 | 5 | 1967-10-15 | 22-346 | DET | @ | CHI | L 3-14 | 8 | 31 | 3.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 6 | 1967 | 7 | 1967-10-29 | 22-360 | DET | @ | SFO | W 45-3 | 12 | 46 | 3.83 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 7 | 1967 | 8 | 1967-11-05 | 23-002 | DET | CHI | L 13-27 | 17 | 53 | 3.12 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 15.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 12 | |
| 8 | 1967 | 9 | 1967-11-12 | 23-009 | DET | @ | MIN | T 10-10 | 24 | 197 | 8.21 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | 1967 | 10 | 1967-11-19 | 23-016 | DET | @ | BAL | L 7-41 | 16 | 66 | 4.13 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 1967 | 11 | 1967-11-23 | 23-020 | DET | RAM | L 7-31 | 22 | 27 | 1.23 | 0 | 3 | -1 | -0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 11 | 1967 | 12 | 1967-12-03 | 23-030 | DET | PIT | L 14-24 | 14 | 30 | 2.14 | 0 | 8 | 70 | 8.75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 12 | 1967 | 13 | 1967-12-10 | 23-037 | DET | @ | NYG | W 30-7 | 16 | 59 | 3.69 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | 1967 | 14 | 1967-12-17 | 23-044 | DET | MIN | W 14-3 | 21 | 69 | 3.29 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Scoring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | |||||||
| 14 | 1968 | 1 | 1968-09-15 | 23-317 | DET | @ | DAL | L 13-59 | 11 | 21 | 1.91 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 45.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 15 | 1968 | 2 | 1968-09-22 | 23-324 | DET | CHI | W 42-0 | 12 | 51 | 4.25 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 46.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 16 | 1968 | 3 | 1968-09-29 | 23-331 | DET | @ | GNB | W 23-17 | 23 | 92 | 4.00 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 17 | 1968 | 4 | 1968-10-06 | 23-338 | DET | @ | MIN | L 10-24 | 11 | 43 | 3.91 | 0 | 5 | 86 | 17.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 18 | 1968 | 5 | 1968-10-13 | 23-345 | DET | @ | CHI | W 28-10 | 18 | 138 | 7.67 | 2 | 6 | 73 | 12.17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | ||||
| 19 | 1968 | 6 | 1968-10-20 | 23-352 | DET | GNB | T 14-14 | 29 | 145 | 5.00 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 20 | 1968 | 7 | 1968-10-27 | 23-359 | DET | SFO | L 7-14 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | 1968 | 9 | 1968-11-10 | 24-007 | DET | BAL | L 10-27 | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 22 | 1968 | 10 | 1968-11-17 | 24-014 | DET | MIN | L 6-13 | 15 | 72 | 4.80 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 6.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Scoring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | |||||||
| 23 | 1969 | 1 | 1969-09-21 | 24-322 | DET | @ | PIT | L 13-16 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | 10 | 59 | 5.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | 1969 | 2 | 1969-09-28 | 24-329 | DET | NYG | W 24-0 | 12 | 52 | 4.33 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1 | 6 | |
| 25 | 1969 | 3 | 1969-10-05 | 24-336 | DET | @ | CLE | W 28-21 | 19 | 64 | 3.37 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 26 | 1969 | 4 | 1969-10-12 | 24-343 | DET | GNB | L 17-28 | 14 | 91 | 6.50 | 2 | 1 | -5 | -5.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |||||
| 27 | 1969 | 5 | 1969-10-19 | 24-350 | DET | CHI | W 13-7 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Scoring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | |||||||
| 28 | 1970 | 1 | 1970-09-20 | 25-321 | DET | @ | GNB | W 40-0 | 17 | 70 | 4.12 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||||
| 29 | 1970 | 2 | 1970-09-27 | 25-328 | DET | CIN | W 38-3 | 13 | 70 | 5.38 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |||||
| 30 | 1970 | 3 | 1970-10-05 | 25-336 | DET | CHI | W 28-14 | 16 | 76 | 4.75 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |||||
| 31 | 1970 | 5 | 1970-10-18 | 25-349 | DET | @ | CLE | W 41-24 | 6 | 27 | 4.50 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 32 | 1970 | 6 | 1970-10-25 | 25-356 | DET | @ | CHI | W 16-10 | 13 | 20 | 1.54 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 33 | 1970 | 7 | 1970-11-01 | 25-363 | DET | MIN | L 17-30 | 17 | 44 | 2.59 | 0 | 6 | 38 | 6.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 34 | 1970 | 8 | 1970-11-08 | 26-005 | DET | @ | NOR | L 17-19 | 15 | 55 | 3.67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 35 | 1970 | 9 | 1970-11-15 | 26-012 | DET | @ | MIN | L 20-24 | 10 | 32 | 3.20 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 36 | 1970 | 10 | 1970-11-22 | 26-019 | DET | SFO | W 28-7 | 16 | 117 | 7.31 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 37 | 1970 | 11 | 1970-11-26 | 26-023 | DET | OAK | W 28-14 | 20 | 104 | 5.20 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 58.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 38 | 1970 | 12 | 1970-12-06 | 26-033 | DET | STL | W 16-3 | 21 | 86 | 4.10 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 39 | 1970 | 13 | 1970-12-14 | 26-041 | DET | @ | RAM | W 28-23 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Scoring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | |||||||
| 40 | 1971 | 1 | 1971-09-20 | 26-321 | DET | MIN | L 13-16 | 6 | 23 | 3.83 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4.67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 41 | 1971 | 3 | 1971-10-03 | 26-334 | DET | ATL | W 41-38 | 6 | 25 | 4.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 42 | 1971 | 7 | 1971-11-01 | 26-363 | DET | @ | GNB | T 14-14 | 4 | 7 | 1.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 43 | 1971 | 10 | 1971-11-21 | 27-018 | DET | @ | CHI | W 28-3 | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 44 | 1971 | 11 | 1971-11-25 | 27-022 | DET | KAN | W 32-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 39.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 45 | 1971 | 14 | 1971-12-19 | 27-046 | DET | @ | SFO | L 27-31 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Scoring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | |||||||
| 46 | 1972 | 3 | 1972-10-01 | 27-333 | DET | @ | CHI | W 38-24 | 4 | 18 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 47 | 1972 | 6 | 1972-10-22 | 27-354 | DET | SDG | W 34-20 | 22 | 96 | 4.36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | ||||||
| 48 | 1972 | 7 | 1972-10-30 | 27-362 | DET | @ | DAL | L 24-28 | 11 | 5 | 0.45 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 19.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 49 | 1972 | 10 | 1972-11-19 | 28-016 | DET | NOR | W 27-14 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| 50 | 1972 | 11 | 1972-11-23 | 28-020 | DET | NYJ | W 37-20 | 9 | 67 | 7.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 51 | 1972 | 12 | 1972-12-03 | 28-030 | DET | @ | GNB | L 7-33 | 5 | 6 | 1.20 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 52 | 1972 | 13 | 1972-12-10 | 28-037 | DET | @ | BUF | T 21-21 | 9 | 22 | 2.44 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 13.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 53 | 1972 | 14 | 1972-12-17 | 28-044 | DET | @ | RAM | W 34-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Rushing | Receiving | Passing | Scoring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | TD | Pts | |||||||
| 54 | 1973 | 3 | 1973-10-01 | 28-332 | DET | ATL | W 31-6 | 16 | 90 | 5.63 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 9.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 55 | 1973 | 4 | 1973-10-07 | 28-338 | DET | MIN | L 9-23 | 11 | 52 | 4.73 | 0 | 11 | 85 | 7.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 56 | 1973 | 5 | 1973-10-14 | 28-345 | DET | @ | NOR | L 13-20 | 13 | 59 | 4.54 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 57 | 1973 | 6 | 1973-10-21 | 28-352 | DET | BAL | L 27-29 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | -4 | -4.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 58 | 1973 | 7 | 1973-10-28 | 28-359 | DET | GNB | W 34-0 | 8 | 26 | 3.25 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 59 | 1973 | 8 | 1973-11-04 | 29-001 | DET | SFO | W 30-20 | 17 | 71 | 4.18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 60 | 1973 | 9 | 1973-11-11 | 29-008 | DET | @ | MIN | L 7-28 | 6 | 20 | 3.33 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 61 | 1973 | 13 | 1973-12-09 | 29-036 | DET | CHI | W 40-7 | 13 | 44 | 3.38 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |||||
| 62 | 1973 | 14 | 1973-12-15 | 29-042 | DET | @ | MIA | L 7-34 | 6 | 11 | 1.83 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 62 Games | 739 | 3072 | 4.16 | 26 | 146 | 1374 | 9.41 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 36 | 216 | ||||||||
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| Rk | Year | G# | Date | Age | Tm | Opp | Result | Att | Yds | TD | ||
| 1 | 1970 | 15 | 1970-12-26 | 26-053 | DET | @ | DAL | L 0-5 | 12 | 31 | 2.58 | 0 |