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Mel Hein

Melvin Jack Hein

Position: C-LB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 225 lbs.
Born: August 22, 1909 in Redding, CA
College: Washington State

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1963

4-time Pro Bowler & 5-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Coaching Record

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1931 22 NYG C 14 10
1932 23 NYG C 12 10
1933 24 NYG C 12 10
1934+ 25 NYG C 13 13
1935+ 26 NYG C 12 10
1936 27 NYG C 11 10
1937 28 NYG C 11 11
1938*+ 29 NYG C 11 11
1939*+ 30 NYG C 11 10
1940*+ 31 NYG C 11 11 2 15 0 0
1941* 32 NYG C 11 11 1 9 0 9
1942 33 NYG C 11 11 1 2 0 2
1943 34 NYG C 10 7 1 31 0 31
1944 35 NYG C 10 8 3 14 0 10
1945 36 NYG C 10 10 2 7 0 7 0 1 0 0
Career 170 153 10 78 1 31 0 1 0 0

Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1934+ 25 NYG C 13 13 1 13 13.0 0 13 0.1 1.0 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 14 0 0
1937 28 NYG C 11 11 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.1 0.6 7 0 0
Career 170 153 2 20 10.0 0 13 0.0 0.1 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 21 0 0

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1943 34 NYG C 10 7 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Career 170 153 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1938*+ 29 NYG C 11 11 1 1 6
Career 170 153 1 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Awards

1938 NFL Joe F. Carr Trophy (MVP)

Pro Bowls

1938
1939
1940
1941

First-Team All-Pro

1934
1935
1938
1939
1940

Non-Offensive TDs

1938 NFL 1 (3)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1938 NFL 1 (1)

     
Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

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1931NFL: 2nd Team All-NFL
1932NFL: 2nd Team All-NFL
1933Chicago Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 GB Press-Gazette: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NFL: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1934Chicago Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 Collyers Eye Mag.: 1st Team All-NFL
 GB Press-Gazette: 1st Team All-NFL
 NFL: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1935Chicago Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 Collyers Eye Mag.: 1st Team All-NFL
 GB Press-Gazette: 1st Team All-NFL
 NFL: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1936Chicago Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 Collyers Eye Mag.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NFL: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1937Collyers Eye Mag.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Int. News Service: 1st Team All-NFL
 NFL: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1938Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Int. News Service: 1st Team All-NFL
 NFL: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1939Collyers Eye Mag.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Int. News Service: 1st Team All-NFL
 NFL: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1940Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Chicago Herald Am.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Int. News Service: 1st Team All-NFL
 NFL: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1941Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Chicago Herald Am.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
1944Int. News Service: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
1945Int. News Service: 2nd Team All-NFL