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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

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 Draft
Drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 10th round (79th overall) of the AFL 1964 Draft

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1964* 23 DAL RS 14 0 32 418 1 69 13.1 40 1017 0 65 25.4 1435
1965* 24 DAL RS 14 0 24 145 0 35 6.0 21 630 1 100 30.0 775
1966* 25 DAL RS 11 8 21 123 0 38 5.9 19 487 1 87 25.6 727
1967* 26 DAL RS 9 8 3 -1 0 7 -0.3 5 112 0 30 22.4 111
1968* 27 DAL RS 14 8 0
1969*+ 28 DAL RS 14 0 15 80 0 34 5.3 80
1970* 29 DAL RCB 14 0 13 77 0 29 5.9 77
1971* 30 DAL RCB 14 0 0
1972* 31 DAL RCB 14 0 0
1973* 32 DAL RCB 14 0 0
1974 33 DAL RCB 11 11 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
1975 34 DAL RCB 11 0 0
1976 35 DAL RCB 9 9 0
1977 36 DAL 11 0 0
Career 174 44 109 842 1 69 7.7 85 2246 2 100 26.4 3205

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1964* 23 DAL RS 14 0 7 110 1 39 4 2 0 0
1965* 24 DAL RS 14 0 2 92 1 90 3 2 1 0
1966* 25 DAL RS 11 8 2 57 0 33 2 0 0 0
1967* 26 DAL RS 9 8 7 38 0 30 0 2 28 0
1968* 27 DAL RS 14 8 3 5 0 5 0 1 6 0
1969*+ 28 DAL RS 14 0 10 118 0 41 2 0 0 0
1970* 29 DAL RCB 14 0 4 3 0 3 1 2 0 0
1971* 30 DAL RCB 14 0 4 11 0 7
1972* 31 DAL RCB 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
1973* 32 DAL RCB 14 0 2 65 1 35 0 2 0 0
1974 33 DAL RCB 11 11 1 6 0 6 0 1 6 0
1975 34 DAL RCB 11 0 4 70 0 22
1976 35 DAL RCB 9 9 3 23 0 23
1977 36 DAL 11 0 2 28 0 25
Career 174 44 52 626 3 90 12 13 44 0

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
1966* 25 DAL RS 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

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1964* 23 DAL RS 14 0 1 1 12
1965* 24 DAL RS 14 0 1 1 12
1966* 25 DAL RS 11 8 1 6
1973* 32 DAL RCB 14 0 1 6
Career 174 44 1 2 3 36

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973

1st-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 (132)

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 (141)

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 (149)

Playoff Games

Career 21 (30)

Playoff Games Started

Career 18 (42)

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 (72)

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)

 

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)

All-Pro Teams

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