Mel Gray
Melvin Dean Gray
Born: September 28, 1948
Fresno, CA USA
Position: WR
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 175
College: Missouri
High School: Montgomery (Santa Rosa, CA)
Career: 1971-1984
Drafted: 1971 in Round 6, #147 overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
Mel Gray played from 1971 to 1984 during his career with the Oklahoma Outlaws and St. Louis Cardinals. Gray caught 359 passes for 6,744 yards and 45 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 38 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 27 | 1 |
| 1979 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 41 | 10.2 | 38 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| NFL | 15 | 154 | 10.3 | 38 | 1 | |
| Totals | 15 | 154 | 10.3 | 38 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 18 | 534 | 29.7 | 80 | 4 |
| 1972 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 33 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 29 | 513 | 17.7 | 80 | 7 |
| 1974 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 39 | 770 | 19.7 | 80 | 6 |
| 1975 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 48 | 926 | 19.3 | 74 | 11 |
| 1976 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 36 | 686 | 19.1 | 77 | 5 |
| 1977 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 38 | 782 | 20.6 | 69 | 5 |
| 1978 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 44 | 871 | 19.8 | 74 | 1 |
| 1979 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 25 | 447 | 17.9 | 78 | 1 |
| 1980 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 40 | 709 | 17.7 | 69 | 3 |
| 1981 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 27 | 310 | 11.5 | 41 | 2 |
| 1982 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL Oklahoma Outlaws | 8 | 100 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
| NFL | 351 | 6644 | 18.9 | 80 | 45 | |
| USFL | 8 | 100 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 | |
| Totals | 359 | 6744 | 18.8 | 80 | 45 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 27 | 0 |
| NFL | 9 | 49 | 5.4 | 27 | 0 | |
| Totals | 9 | 49 | 5.4 | 27 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 740 | 24.7 | 65 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 17 | 378 | 22.2 | 29 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 73 | 18.2 | 21 | 0 |
| NFL | 51 | 1191 | 23.4 | 65 | 0 | |
| Totals | 51 | 1191 | 23.4 | 65 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| NFL | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1971 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| 1973 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1974 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1975 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | |||||||
| 1976 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| 1977 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| 1978 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1979 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1980 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1981 | NFL St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| NFL | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 | |
| Totals | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 14 |
| 1975 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 13 | 13 |
| 1980 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 12 |
| 1982 | NFL | St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | USFL | Oklahoma Outlaws |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1990s Team
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1990s Team
Honors
1974 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1974 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1974 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1975 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1975 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
