MEL FARRFarr, MelvinHeight: 6-2 Weight: 208 Born: November 3, 1944 Beaumont, TX Died: August 3, 2015 High School: Hebert (Beaumont, TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | UCLA | |
| 1964 | UCLA | Lettered |
| 1965 | UCLA | Lettered |
| 1966 | UCLA | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (7th overall) 1967 Detroit Lions |
| Relatives: Father of Mel Farr; father of Miller Farr |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Detroit Lions (NFL)1967 DET NFL | 24 | HB-FB | 13 | 10 |
| 1968 Detroit Lions (NFL)1968 DET NFL | 24 | FB | 9 | 7 |
| 1969 Detroit Lions (NFL)1969 DET NFL | 24 | RB | 5 | 5 |
| 1970 Detroit Lions (NFL)1970 DET NFL | 24 | RB | 12 | 12 |
| 1971 Detroit Lions (NFL)1971 DET NFL | 24 | RB | 9 | 1 |
| 1972 Detroit Lions (NFL)1972 DET NFL | 24 | RB | 10 | 4 |
| 1973 Detroit Lions (NFL)1973 DET NFL | 24 | RB | 11 | 7 |
| 7 Years (NFL)7 Years NFL | 69 | 46 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 3/14/1967 | 1967 Detroit Lions (NFL)1967 DET NFL |
| Signed | 1967 Detroit Lions (NFL)1967 DET NFL | |
| Released | 1973 Detroit Lions (NFL)1973 DET NFL | |
| Signed | 1974 Houston Oilers (NFL)1974 HOU NFL | |
| Released | 1974 Houston Oilers (NFL)1974 HOU NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Detroit Lions (NFL)1967 DET NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1968 Detroit Lions (NFL)1968 DET NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1969 Detroit Lions (NFL)1969 DET NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1970 Detroit Lions (NFL)1970 DET NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 66 | ||
| 1971 Detroit Lions (NFL)1971 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1972 Detroit Lions (NFL)1972 DET NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1973 Detroit Lions (NFL)1973 DET NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 36 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 216 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Detroit Lions (NFL)1967 DET NFL | 206 | 860 | 4.2 | 57 | 3 | ||||
| 1968 Detroit Lions (NFL)1968 DET NFL | 128 | 597 | 4.7 | 46 | 3 | ||||
| 1969 Detroit Lions (NFL)1969 DET NFL | 58 | 245 | 4.2 | 52 | 4 | ||||
| 1970 Detroit Lions (NFL)1970 DET NFL | 166 | 717 | 4.3 | 36 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1971 Detroit Lions (NFL)1971 DET NFL | 22 | 64 | 2.9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 Detroit Lions (NFL)1972 DET NFL | 62 | 216 | 3.5 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1973 Detroit Lions (NFL)1973 DET NFL | 97 | 373 | 3.8 | 32t | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 739 | 3072 | 4.2 | 57 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Detroit Lions (NFL)1967 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1969 Detroit Lions (NFL)1969 DET NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Detroit Lions (NFL)1967 DET NFL | 39 | 317 | 8.1 | 31 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 1968 Detroit Lions (NFL)1968 DET NFL | 24 | 375 | 15.6 | 86t | 4 | ||||||
| 1969 Detroit Lions (NFL)1969 DET NFL | 13 | 94 | 7.2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1970 Detroit Lions (NFL)1970 DET NFL | 29 | 213 | 7.3 | 58 | 2 | ||||||
| 1971 Detroit Lions (NFL)1971 DET NFL | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1972 Detroit Lions (NFL)1972 DET NFL | 10 | 132 | 13.2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1973 Detroit Lions (NFL)1973 DET NFL | 26 | 183 | 7.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 146 | 1374 | 9.4 | 86t | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 Detroit Lions (NFL)1967 DET NFL | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 Detroit Lions (NFL)1968 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1969 Detroit Lions (NFL)1969 DET NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1970 Detroit Lions (NFL)1970 DET NFL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 Detroit Lions (NFL)1972 DET NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 Detroit Lions (NFL)1973 DET NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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