MELVIN BYRDByrd, Melvin GlynnHeight: 5-9 Weight: 160 Born: December 17, 1958 Hampton, VA High School: |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | UC Davis | Lettered |
| 1979 | UC Davis | Lettered |
| 1980 | UC Davis | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1982 BC CFL | DB | 2 | ||
| 1983 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1983 BC CFL | 10 | DB | 15 | |
| 1984 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1984 BC CFL | 10 | CB | 16 | |
| 1985 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1985 BC CFL | 10 | DH | 14 | |
| 1986 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1986 BC CFL | 10 | DB | 18 | |
| 1987 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1987 BC CFL | 10 | DB | 17 | |
| 6 Years (CFL)6 Years CFL | 82 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 1981 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1981 OAK NFL | |
| Released | 1981 Oakland Raiders (NFL)1981 OAK NFL | |
| Signed | 1982 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1982 BC CFL | |
| Free Agent | 1987 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1987 BC CFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1983 BC CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1984 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1984 BC CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1986 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1986 BC CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1987 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1987 BC CFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1983 BC CFL | 4 | 140 | 35.0 | 107 | 1 |
| 1984 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1984 BC CFL | 4 | 159 | 39.8 | 115 | 1 |
| 1985 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1985 BC CFL | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 24 | 0 |
| 1986 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1986 BC CFL | 6 | 135 | 22.5 | 56 | 2 |
| 1987 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1987 BC CFL | 4 | 97 | 24.3 | 43 | 1 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 24 | 580 | 24.2 | 115 | 5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1982 BC CFL | 2 | - | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1983 BC CFL | 5 | - | 61 | 12.2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1984 BC CFL | 16 | - | 151 | 9.4 | 66 | 0 | |||
| 1986 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1986 BC CFL | 0 | - | 5 | 5L | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1987 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1987 BC CFL | 4 | - | 37 | 9.3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 27 | 272 | 10.1 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1986 BC CFL | 24 | - | 551 | 23.0 | 49 | 0 | |||
| 1987 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1987 BC CFL | 32 | - | 822 | 25.7 | 65 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 56 | 1373 | 24.5 | 65 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1983 BC CFL | 3.0 | |
| 1985 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1985 BC CFL | 1.0 | |
| 1986 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1986 BC CFL | 1.0 | |
| 1987 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1987 BC CFL | 1.0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 6.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1984 BC CFL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1985 BC CFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1986 BC CFL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1987 BC CFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 British Columbia Lions (CFL)1987 BC CFL | 42 | - | |||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 42 |
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