MEL TRIPLETTTriplett, Melvin ChristopherHeight: 6-1 Weight: 215 Born: December 24, 1930 Indianola, MS Died: July 25, 2002 Toledo, OH High School: Girard (OH) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Toledo | Lettered |
| 1952 | Toledo | Lettered |
| 1953 | Toledo | Lettered |
| 1954 | Toledo | Lettered |
| Draft: 5th round (56th overall) 1955 New York Giants |
| Relatives: Brother of Bill Triplett |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 New York Giants (NFL)1955 NYG NFL | 33 | FB | 12 | 3 |
| 1956 New York Giants (NFL)1956 NYG NFL | 33 | FB | 12 | 12 |
| 1957 New York Giants (NFL)1957 NYG NFL | 33 | FB | 10 | 3 |
| 1958 New York Giants (NFL)1958 NYG NFL | 33 | FB | 12 | 11 |
| 1959 New York Giants (NFL)1959 NYG NFL | 33 | FB | 12 | 11 |
| 1960 New York Giants (NFL)1960 NYG NFL | 33 | FB | 12 | 10 |
| 1961 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1961 MIN NFL | 33 | FB | 14 | 8 |
| 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | 33 | FB | 14 | 2 |
| 1963 Toledo Tornadoes (UFL)1963 TOL UFL | 35 | FB | ||
| 1964 Toledo Tornadoes (UFL)1964 TOL UFL | 35 | FB-HB | ||
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 98 | 60 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/27/1955 | 1955 New York Giants (NFL)1955 NYG NFL |
| Signed | 2/3/1955 | 1955 New York Giants (NFL)1955 NYG NFL |
| Traded | 7/1/1961 | 1961 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1961 MIN NFL |
| Traded | 1/29/1963 | 1963 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1963 CLE NFL |
| Released | 8/21/1963 | 1963 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1963 CLE NFL |
| Signed | 9/5/1963 | 1963 Toledo Tornadoes (UFL)1963 TOL UFL |
| Free Agent | 1964 Toledo Tornadoes (UFL)1964 TOL UFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 New York Giants (NFL)1956 NYG NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1958 New York Giants (NFL)1958 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1959 New York Giants (NFL)1959 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1960 New York Giants (NFL)1960 NYG NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1961 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1961 MIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1964 Toledo Tornadoes (UFL)1964 TOL UFL | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 18 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 108 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 New York Giants (NFL)1955 NYG NFL | 34 | 138 | 4.1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956 New York Giants (NFL)1956 NYG NFL | 125 | 515 | 4.1 | 25 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1957 New York Giants (NFL)1957 NYG NFL | 61 | 216 | 3.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 New York Giants (NFL)1958 NYG NFL | 118 | 466 | 3.9 | 24 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1959 New York Giants (NFL)1959 NYG NFL | 91 | 381 | 4.2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1960 New York Giants (NFL)1960 NYG NFL | 124 | 573 | 4.6 | 46 | 4 | ||||
| 1961 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1961 MIN NFL | 80 | 407 | 5.1 | 37 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | 52 | 160 | 3.1 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1964 Toledo Tornadoes (UFL)1964 TOL UFL | 1 | ||||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 685 | 2856 | 4.2 | 46 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 New York Giants (NFL)1955 NYG NFL | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1956 New York Giants (NFL)1956 NYG NFL | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 35t | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1957 New York Giants (NFL)1957 NYG NFL | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1958 New York Giants (NFL)1958 NYG NFL | 7 | 110 | 15.7 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1959 New York Giants (NFL)1959 NYG NFL | 6 | 78 | 13.0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 1960 New York Giants (NFL)1960 NYG NFL | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 24t | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 1961 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1961 MIN NFL | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 43 | 439 | 10.2 | 35t | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 New York Giants (NFL)1955 NYG NFL | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1956 New York Giants (NFL)1956 NYG NFL | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 New York Giants (NFL)1958 NYG NFL | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1960 New York Giants (NFL)1960 NYG NFL | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1961 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1961 MIN NFL | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 187 | 14.4 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 New York Giants (NFL)1955 NYG NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956 New York Giants (NFL)1956 NYG NFL | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1957 New York Giants (NFL)1957 NYG NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1958 New York Giants (NFL)1958 NYG NFL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 New York Giants (NFL)1959 NYG NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 New York Giants (NFL)1960 NYG NFL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1961 MIN NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)1962 MIN NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 39 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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