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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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos 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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS 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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1938*+ 29 NYG C 11 11 1 6
Career 170 153 1 6

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1938
1939
1940
1941

1st-team All-Pro

1934
1935
1938
1939
1940

Non-Offensive TDs

1938 NFL 1 (3)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1938 NFL 1 (1)

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

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