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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   (school history)
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.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 3 (9671st overall since 1950)

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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 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 4
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 3
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 0
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 4
2 yrs NYT 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 3
1 yr 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 1

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
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 NYT 12 0 3 51 0 45 17.0 9 246 0 68 27.3 650
1 yr BOS 4 0 7 191 0 37 27.3 323

Scoring Summary

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

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

Long Kick Return
1962 AFL 68 (6)

Long Punt Return
1961 AFL 45 (5)