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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

Career AV: 112 (60th overall since 1950)

Inducted into Hall of Fame in 1996

10-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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.

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Kick & Punt Returns

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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 RS 20 14 0 32 418 1 69 13.1 40 1017 0 65 25.4 1435 15
1965* 24 DAL RS 20 14 0 24 145 0 35 6.0 21 630 1 100 30.0 775 13
1966* 25 DAL RS 20 11 8 21 123 0 38 5.9 19 487 1 87 25.6 727 11
1967* 26 DAL RS 20 9 8 3 -1 0 7 -0.3 5 112 0 30 22.4 111 10
1968* 27 DAL RS 20 14 8 0 11
1969*+ 28 DAL RS 20 14 0 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 15
1973* 32 DAL RCB 20 14 0 0 18
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 149

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

Rushing & Receiving

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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 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

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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
1964* 23 DAL RS 20 14 0 1 1 2 12
1965* 24 DAL RS 20 14 0 1 1 2 12
1966* 25 DAL RS 20 11 8 1 1 6
1973* 32 DAL RCB 20 14 0 1 1 6
Career 174 44 1 2 3 6 36

Similar Players

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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*, Ken Houston*, Mike Haynes*, Mel Blount*, Lem Barney*, Roger Wehrli*, Deion Sanders, Aeneas Williams
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*, Lemar Parrish, Mel Blount*, Yale Lary*, Roger Wehrli*, Mike Haynes*, Aeneas Williams, Paul Krause*, Night Train Lane*
14 Ken Houston*, Ronnie Lott*, Lemar Parrish, Mel Blount*, Yale Lary*, Roger Wehrli*, Mike Haynes*, Jimmy Johnson*, Aeneas Williams, Cornell Green
Career Ken Houston*, Ronnie Lott*, Lemar Parrish, Yale Lary*, Mel Blount*, Roger Wehrli*, Mike Haynes*, Aeneas Williams, Cornell Green, Jimmy Johnson*

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973

First-Team All-Pro

1969

Non-Offensive TDs

1964 NFL 2 (2)
1965 NFL 2 (2)
1966 NFL 1 (7)
Career 6 (66)

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 (168)

Kick Return TD

1965 NFL 1 (1/58)
1966 NFL 1 (3/58)
Career 2 (47)

Long Kick Return

1964 NFL 65 (7)
1965 NFL 100 (2/68)
1966 NFL 87 (7)

Yds/Kick Return

1964 NFL 25.4 (7)
1965 NFL 30.0 (4/45)
1966 NFL 25.6 (9)
Career 26.4 (18)

Punt Returns

1964 NFL 32 (1)
1965 NFL 24 (4)
1966 NFL 21 (5)
1969 NFL 15 (8)
Career 109 (133)

Punt Return Yds

1964 NFL 418 (1)
1965 NFL 145 (9)
1966 NFL 123 (8)
Career 842 (164)

Punt Return TD

1964 NFL 1 (2/89)
Career 1 (143)

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 (132)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1964 NFL 1435 (1)
1965 NFL 775 (6)
1966 NFL 610 (8)
Career 3088 (150)

Playoff Games

Career 21 (31)

Playoff Games Started

Career 18 (43)

Fumble Return Yds

1967 NFL 28 (3)

Interceptions

1964 NFL 7 (4)
1967 NFL 7 (6)
1969 NFL 10 (1/28)
Career 52 (23)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1964 NFL 110 (6)
1969 NFL 118 (4)
Career 626 (73)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1964 NFL 1 (3)
1965 NFL 1 (4)
1973 NFL 1 (3)
Career 3 (107)

Long Intercep. Return

1965 NFL 90 (2)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1964Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1965Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1966UPI: 2nd Team All-NFL
1967Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
1968Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
1969Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Hall of Fame: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1970Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
1971Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
1972UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL
1973Associated Press: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL