Mel Triplett
Melvin Christopher Triplett
Born: December 24, 1931
Indianola, MS USA
Deceased: July 25, 2002
Toledo, OH
Position: FB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 215
College: Toledo
High School: Girard (OH)
Career: 1955-1962
Drafted: 1955 in Round 5, #56 overall by the New York Giants
Mel Triplett played from 1955 to 1962 during his career with the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants. Triplett ran for 2,856 yards in his career on 685 attempts, scoring 14 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 43 passes for 439 yards and 4 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1955 | NFL New York Giants | 34 | 138 | 4.1 | 19 | 0 | 1956 | NFL New York Giants | 125 | 515 | 4.1 | 25 | 5 | 1957 | NFL New York Giants | 61 | 216 | 3.5 | 16 | 0 | 1958 | NFL New York Giants | 118 | 466 | 3.9 | 24 | 1 | 1959 | NFL New York Giants | 91 | 381 | 4.2 | 20 | 1 | 1960 | NFL New York Giants | 124 | 573 | 4.6 | 40 | 4 | 1961 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 80 | 407 | 5.1 | 37 | 1 | 1962 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 52 | 160 | 3.1 | 18 | 2 |
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| Totals | 685 | 2856 | 4.2 | 40 | 14 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1955 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 | 1956 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 35 | 1 | 1957 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 33 | 0 | 1958 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 110 | 15.7 | 32 | 0 | 1959 | NFL New York Giants | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 25 | 0 | 1960 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 24 | 2 | 1961 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 15 | 0 | 1962 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 27 | 1 |
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| Totals | 43 | 439 | 10.2 | 35 | 4 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1955 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 20 | 0 | 1956 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 1958 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 20 | 0 | 1960 | NFL New York Giants | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 | 1961 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 18 | 0 |
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| Totals | 13 | 187 | 14.4 | 20 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1955 | NFL New York Giants | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1956 | NFL New York Giants | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1957 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1958 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1959 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1960 | NFL New York Giants | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1961 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1962 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1956 | NFL New York Giants | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1958 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1959 | NFL New York Giants | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1960 | NFL New York Giants | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1961 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1962 | NFL Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Totals | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1955 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 3 | 1956 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 12 | 1957 | NFL | New York Giants | 10 | 3 | 1958 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 11 | 1959 | NFL | New York Giants | 11 | 11 | 1960 | NFL | New York Giants | 12 | 10 | 1961 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 8 | 1962 | NFL | Minnesota Vikings | 14 | 2 |
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