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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

Career AV: 3 (9336th overall since 1950)

Drafted by the Boston Patriots in the 11th round (82nd overall) of the 1961 AFL Draft.
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 15th round (204th overall) of the 1961 NFL Draft.

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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 AV
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 2
NYT 25 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 1
BOS 24 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 1
1962 23 NYT 25 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 1
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 3
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 2
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 1

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
1961 22 2TM 13 0 2 51 0 45 25.5 13 306 0 37 23.5 825
NYT 25 9 0 2 51 0 45 25.5 6 115 0 0 19.2 502
BOS 24 4 0 7 191 0 37 27.3 323
1962 23 NYT 25 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

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
1961 22 2TM 13 0 3 3 18
NYT 25 9 0 3 3 18
Career 16 0 3 3 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Long Kick Return

1962 AFL 68 (6)

Long Punt Return

1961 AFL 45 (5)

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