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Mel Renfro

Melvin Lacy Renfro

Position: DB-RB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 190 lbs.

Born: December 30, 1941 in Houston, TX
College: Oregon   (school history)
Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2nd round (17th overall) of the 1964 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 10th round (79th overall) of the 1964 AFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 106 (100th overall since 1950)
10-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1996, finalist in 1993, 1994, 1995

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Fine Details  · Last updated Jun 18, 2013 5:25PM
All-Time Rank: #17. Cortez Kennedy… #18. Lance Alworth… #19. Chris Hanburger… #20. MEL RENFRO… #21. Junior Seau… #22. Bruce Matthews… #23. Jim Ringo… 

Kick & Punt Returns

Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd AV
1964* 23 DAL KR/PR/RS 20 14 32 418 1 69 13.1 40 1017 0 65 25.4 1435 16
1965* 24 DAL KR/PR/RS 20 14 24 145 0 35 6.0 21 630 1 100 30.0 775 12
1966* 25 DAL PR/RS 20 11 8 21 123 0 38 5.9 19 487 1 87 25.6 727 9
1967* 26 DAL RS 20 9 8 3 -1 0 7 -0.3 5 112 0 30 22.4 111 8
1968* 27 DAL RS 20 14 8 0 8
1969*+ 28 DAL RS 20 14 15 80 0 34 5.3 80 13
1970* 29 DAL RCB 20 14 0 13 77 0 29 5.9 77 12
1971* 30 DAL RCB 20 14 0 0 11
1972* 31 DAL RCB 20 14 0 0 14
1973* 32 DAL RCB 20 14 0 17
1974 33 DAL RCB 20 11 11 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 7
1975 34 DAL RCB 20 11 0 0 7
1976 35 DAL RCB 20 9 9 0 5
1977 36 DAL 20 11 0 0 1
Career 174 44 109 842 1 69 7.7 85 2246 2 100 26.4 3205 140

Defense & Fumbles

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
1964* 23 DAL KR/PR/RS 20 14 7 110 1 39 0 0 4 2 0 0
1965* 24 DAL KR/PR/RS 20 14 2 92 1 90 0 0 3 2 1 0
1966* 25 DAL PR/RS 20 11 8 2 57 0 33 0 0 2 0 0 0
1967* 26 DAL RS 20 9 8 7 38 0 30 0 0 0 2 28 0
1968* 27 DAL RS 20 14 8 3 5 0 5 0 0 0 1 6 0
1969*+ 28 DAL RS 20 14 10 118 0 41 0 0 2 0 0 0
1970* 29 DAL RCB 20 14 0 4 3 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0
1971* 30 DAL RCB 20 14 0 4 11 0 7 0
1972* 31 DAL RCB 20 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
1973* 32 DAL RCB 20 14 2 65 1 35 0 0 0 2 0 0
1974 33 DAL RCB 20 11 11 1 6 0 6 0 0 0 1 6 0
1975 34 DAL RCB 20 11 0 4 70 0 22 0
1976 35 DAL RCB 20 9 9 3 23 0 23 0
1977 36 DAL 20 11 0 2 28 0 25 0
Career 174 44 52 626 3 90 0 0 12 13 44 0

Rushing & Receiving

Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
1966* 25 DAL PR/RS 20 11 8 8 52 0 27 6.5 4.7 0.7 4 65 16.3 0 42 0.4 5.9 117 0 2
Career 174 44 8 52 0 27 6.5 0.3 0.0 4 65 16.3 0 42 0.0 0.4 117 0 12

Scoring Summary

Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1964* 23 DAL KR/PR/RS 20 14 1 1 2 12
1965* 24 DAL KR/PR/RS 20 14 1 1 2 12
1966* 25 DAL PR/RS 20 11 8 1 1 6
1973* 32 DAL RCB 20 14 1 1 6
Career 174 44 1 2 3 6 36

Similar Players

What does "similar" mean?
NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Charles Woodson, Lemar Parrish, Jake Scott, Mike Haynes*, Everson Walls, Abe Woodson, Kent McCloughan, Champ Bailey, Andy Nelson, Jim Marsalis
4 Charles Woodson, Lemar Parrish, Steve Atwater, Andy Nelson, Louis Wright, Champ Bailey, Roy Williams, Abe Woodson, Everson Walls, Mike Haynes*
5 Lemar Parrish, Steve Atwater, Champ Bailey, Everson Walls, Mike Haynes*, Charles Woodson, Roy Williams, Abe Woodson, Jim David, Frank Minnifield
6 Lemar Parrish, Champ Bailey, Frank Minnifield, Steve Atwater, Deion Sanders*, Mike Haynes*, Abe Woodson, Everson Walls, Erich Barnes, Bobby Dillon
7 Lemar Parrish, Champ Bailey, Eric Allen, Mike Haynes*, Steve Atwater, Bobby Dillon, Jake Scott, Erich Barnes, Ken Houston*, Deion Sanders*
8 Lemar Parrish, Champ Bailey, Eric Allen, Steve Atwater, Ken Houston*, Chris McAlister, Jake Scott, Joey Browner, Jim David, Roger Wehrli*
9 Champ Bailey, Lemar Parrish, Ken Houston*, Jake Scott, Roger Wehrli*, Eric Allen, Cliff Harris, Ronnie Lott*, Mike Haynes*, Aeneas Williams
10 Ronnie Lott*, Lemar Parrish, Champ Bailey, Mel Blount*, Paul Krause*, Deion Sanders*, Ken Houston*, Lem Barney*, Eric Allen, Mike Haynes*
11 Ronnie Lott*, Lemar Parrish, Paul Krause*, Champ Bailey, Ken Houston*, Mike Haynes*, Mel Blount*, Lem Barney*, Roger Wehrli*, Deion Sanders*
12 Ronnie Lott*, Ken Houston*, Lemar Parrish, Mel Blount*, Roger Wehrli*, Yale Lary*, Paul Krause*, Night Train Lane*, Ronde Barber, Deion Sanders*
13 Ronnie Lott*, Ken Houston*, Ronde Barber, Lemar Parrish, Mel Blount*, Yale Lary*, Roger Wehrli*, Mike Haynes*, Aeneas Williams, Paul Krause*
14 Ken Houston*, Ronnie Lott*, Ronde Barber, Lemar Parrish, Mel Blount*, Yale Lary*, Roger Wehrli*, Mike Haynes*, Jimmy Johnson*, Aeneas Williams
Career Ken Houston*, Ronnie Lott*, Ronde Barber, Lemar Parrish, Yale Lary*, Mel Blount*, Roger Wehrli*, Mike Haynes*, Aeneas Williams, Cornell Green

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank/All-Time)

Pro Bowls
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973

First-Team All-Pro
1969

Approximate Value
1964 NFL 16 (5)
1973 NFL 17 (8)
Career 140 (100)

Approximate Value (Weighted)
Career 106 (100)

Non-Offensive TDs
1964 NFL 2 (2)
1965 NFL 2 (2)
1966 NFL 1 (7)
Career 6 (71)

All-Purpose Yds
1964 NFL 1435 (5)

Kick Returns
1964 NFL 40 (1)
1965 NFL 21 (10)

Kick Return Yds
1964 NFL 1017 (1)
1965 NFL 630 (7)
Career 2246 (184)

Kick Return TD
1965 NFL 1 (1/67)
1966 NFL 1 (3/67)
Career 2 (54)

Long Kick Return
1964 NFL 65 (7)
1965 NFL 100 (2/93)
1966 NFL 87 (7)

Yds/Kick Return
1964 NFL 25.4 (7)
1965 NFL 30.0 (4/50)
1966 NFL 25.6 (9)
Career 26.4 (23)

Punt Returns
1964 NFL 32 (1)
1965 NFL 24 (4)
1966 NFL 21 (5)
1969 NFL 15 (8)
Career 109 (147)

Punt Return Yds
1964 NFL 418 (1)
1965 NFL 145 (9)
1966 NFL 123 (8)
Career 842 (186)

Punt Return TD
1964 NFL 1 (2/97)
Career 1 (155)

Long Punt Return
1964 NFL 69 (3)
1969 NFL 34 (9)

Yds/Punt Return
1964 NFL 13.1 (3)
1965 NFL 6.0 (8)
1966 NFL 5.9 (9)
1969 NFL 5.3 (7)

Kick & Punt Returns
1964 NFL 72 (1)
1965 NFL 45 (3)
1966 NFL 40 (6)
Career 194 (145)

Kick & Punt Return Yds
1964 NFL 1435 (1)
1965 NFL 775 (6)
1966 NFL 610 (8)
Career 3088 (164)

Playoff Games
Career 21 (35)

Playoff Games Started
Career 18 (46)

Fumble Return Yds
1967 NFL 28 (3)

Interceptions
1964 NFL 7 (4)
1967 NFL 7 (6)
1969 NFL 10 (1/28)
Career 52 (26)

Intercept. Ret. Yds
1964 NFL 110 (6)
1969 NFL 118 (4)
Career 626 (76)

Intercept. Ret. TD
1964 NFL 1 (3)
1965 NFL 1 (4)
1973 NFL 1 (3)
Career 3 (117)

Long Intercep. Return
1965 NFL 90 (2)

     

All-Pro Teams

Year Team Level Voters
19642nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19642nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19641st TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19642nd TeamAll-NFLUPI
19651st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19652nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19651st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19652nd TeamAll-NFLNY Daily News
19652nd TeamAll-NFLUPI
19662nd TeamAll-NFLUPI
19671st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19681st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19691st TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19692nd TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19692nd TeamAll-NFLHall of Fame
19692nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19691st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly
19692nd TeamAll-NFLSporting News
19691st TeamAll-NFLUPI
19701st TeamAll-Conf.Associated Press
19711st TeamAll-Conf.Associated Press
19712nd TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19712nd TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19711st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19722nd TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19722nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19722nd TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19722nd TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19731st TeamAll-Conf.Associated Press
19731st TeamAll-Conf.Pro Football Weekly
19731st TeamAll-Conf.Sporting News
19731st TeamAll-Conf.UPI
19732nd TeamAll-NFLAssociated Press
19731st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Writers
19731st TeamAll-NFLNewspaper Ent. Assoc.
19731st TeamAll-NFLPro Football Weekly