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Mel West
Melvin Gerald West
Position: HB
Height: 5-9 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: January 14, 1939 in Columbia, MO
College: Missouri
Drafted by the Boston Patriots in the 11th round (82nd overall) of the AFL 1961 Draft
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 15th round (204th overall) of the 1961 Draft
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View Details For: 3 Regular Season TDs Scored
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | ||||||
| 1961 | 22 | 2TM | 13 | 0 | 72 | 322 | 3 | 35 | 4.5 | 24.8 | 5.5 | 13 | 146 | 11.2 | 0 | 37 | 1.0 | 11.2 | 468 | 3 | 2 | |
| NYT | 9 | 0 | 46 | 232 | 3 | 35 | 5.0 | 25.8 | 5.1 | 8 | 104 | 13.0 | 0 | 37 | 0.9 | 11.6 | 336 | 3 | 1 | |||
| BOS | 4 | 0 | 26 | 90 | 0 | 31 | 3.5 | 22.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 18 | 1.3 | 10.5 | 132 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1962 | 23 | NYT | 3 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 1.8 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 17 | 0 | 3 | |
| Career | 16 | 0 | 81 | 338 | 3 | 35 | 4.2 | 21.1 | 5.1 | 14 | 147 | 10.5 | 0 | 37 | 0.9 | 9.2 | 485 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 2 yrs | NYJ | 12 | 0 | 55 | 248 | 3 | 35 | 4.5 | 20.7 | 4.6 | 9 | 105 | 11.7 | 0 | 37 | 0.8 | 8.8 | 353 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1 yr | NWE | 4 | 0 | 26 | 90 | 0 | 31 | 3.5 | 22.5 | 6.5 | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 18 | 1.3 | 10.5 | 132 | 0 | 1 | ||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | APYd | ||
| 1961 | 22 | 2TM | 13 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 45 | 25.5 | 13 | 306 | 0 | 37 | 23.5 | 825 | |
| BOS | 4 | 0 | 7 | 191 | 0 | 37 | 27.3 | 323 | ||||||||
| NYT | 9 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 0 | 45 | 25.5 | 6 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 502 | |||
| 1962 | 23 | NYT | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 131 | 0 | 68 | 43.7 | 148 | |
| Career | 16 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 45 | 17.0 | 16 | 437 | 0 | 68 | 27.3 | 973 | |||
| 2 yrs | NYJ | 12 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 45 | 17.0 | 9 | 246 | 0 | 68 | 27.3 | 650 | ||
| 1 yr | NWE | 4 | 0 | 7 | 191 | 0 | 37 | 27.3 | 323 | |||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1961 | 22 | 2TM | 13 | 0 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||
| NYT | 9 | 0 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Career | 16 | 0 | 3 | 18 |
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