Mel West
Melvin Gerald West
Born: January 14, 1939
Columbia, MO USA
Deceased: November 20, 2003
Position: HB
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 190
College: Missouri
High School: Jefferson City (MO)
Career: 1961-1962
Drafted: 1961 in Round 11, #82 overall (AFL) by the Boston Patriots
Drafted: 1961 in Round 15, #204 overall by the St. Louis Cardinals
Mel West played from 1961 to 1962 during his career with the Boston Patriots and New York Titans. West ran for 338 yards in his career on 81 attempts, scoring 3 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 14 passes for 147 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AFL Boston Patriots | 26 | 90 | 3.5 | 31 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL New York Titans | 46 | 232 | 5.0 | 35 | 3 |
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 9 | 16 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 81 | 338 | 4.2 | 35 | 3 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AFL Boston Patriots | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 18 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL New York Titans | 8 | 104 | 13.0 | 37 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 147 | 10.5 | 37 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AFL New York Titans | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 45 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 45 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AFL Boston Patriots | 7 | 191 | 27.3 | 37 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL New York Titans | 6 | 115 | 19.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 3 | 131 | 43.7 | 68 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 437 | 27.3 | 68 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AFL Boston Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1961 | AFL New York Titans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | AFL New York Titans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1961 | AFL New York Titans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | AFL | Boston Patriots | 4 | 0 |
| 1961 | AFL | New York Titans | 9 | 0 |
| 1962 | AFL | New York Titans | 3 | 0 |
