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Mel Triplett

Melvin C. Triplett

Position: FB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: December 24, 1931 in Indianola, MS
College: Toledo

Drafted by the New York Giants in the 5th round (56th overall) of the 1955 Draft

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1955 24 NYG fb 12 0 34 138 0 19 4.1 11.5 2.8 3 9 3.0 0 12 0.3 0.8 147 0 3
1956 25 NYG FB 12 0 125 515 5 25 4.1 42.9 10.4 6 48 8.0 1 35 0.5 4.0 563 6 10
1957 26 NYG 10 0 61 216 0 16 3.5 21.6 6.1 4 75 18.8 0 33 0.4 7.5 291 0 1
1958 27 NYG FB 12 0 118 466 1 24 3.9 38.8 9.8 7 110 15.7 0 32 0.6 9.2 576 1 7
1959 28 NYG FB 11 0 91 381 1 20 4.2 34.6 8.3 6 78 13.0 0 25 0.5 7.1 459 1 5
1960 29 NYG FB 12 0 124 573 4 40 4.6 47.8 10.3 5 48 9.6 2 24 0.4 4.0 621 6 7
1961 30 MIN FB 14 8 80 407 1 37 5.1 29.1 5.7 10 41 4.1 0 15 0.7 2.9 448 1 4
1962 31 MIN 14 0 52 160 2 18 3.1 11.4 3.7 2 30 15.0 1 27 0.1 2.1 190 3 2
Career 97 8 685 2856 14 40 4.2 29.4 7.1 43 439 10.2 4 35 0.4 4.5 3295 18 39
6 yrs NYG 69 0 553 2289 11 40 4.1 33.2 8.0 31 368 11.9 3 35 0.4 5.3 2657 14 33
2 yrs MIN 28 8 132 567 3 37 4.3 20.3 4.7 12 71 5.9 1 27 0.4 2.5 638 4 6

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1955 24 NYG fb 12 0 3 47 0 20 15.7 194
1956 25 NYG FB 12 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 565
1958 27 NYG FB 12 0 4 59 0 20 14.8 635
1960 29 NYG FB 12 0 2 38 0 20 19.0 659
1961 30 MIN FB 14 8 3 41 0 18 13.7 489
Career 97 8 13 187 0 20 14.4 3482
6 yrs NYG 69 0 10 146 0 20 14.6 2803
2 yrs MIN 28 8 3 41 0 18 13.7 679

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1955 24 NYG fb 12 0 3 0 0 0
1956 25 NYG FB 12 0 10 2 0 0
1957 26 NYG 10 0 1 0 0 0
1958 27 NYG FB 12 0 7 2 0 0
1959 28 NYG FB 11 0 5 0 0 0
1960 29 NYG FB 12 0 7 1 0 0
1961 30 MIN FB 14 8 4 0 0 0
1962 31 MIN 14 0 2 0 0 0
Career 97 8 39 5 0 0
6 yrs NYG 69 0 33 5 0 0
2 yrs MIN 28 8 6 0 0 0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1956 25 NYG FB 12 0 5 1 36
1958 27 NYG FB 12 0 1 6
1959 28 NYG FB 11 0 1 6
1960 29 NYG FB 12 0 4 2 36
1961 30 MIN FB 14 8 1 6
1962 31 MIN 14 0 2 1 18
Career 97 8 14 4 108
6 yrs NYG 69 0 11 3 84
2 yrs MIN 28 8 3 1 24

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Rushing Att

1958 NFL 118 (10)
1960 NFL 124 (9)

Rushing Yds

1960 NFL 573 (9)

Rushing TD

1956 NFL 5 (9)

Yds/Rushing Att

1960 NFL 4.6 (8)
Career 4.2 (148)

Rushing Yds/Game

1960 NFL 47.8 (10)

Fumbles

1956 NFL 10 (2)
1958 NFL 7 (8)
1960 NFL 7 (6)
Career 39 (180)

   

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)