Mel Blount

Interceptions:	57
Interception yards:	736
Touchdowns:	2

Mel Blount
	Blount in 2010
No. 47
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Born:	April 10, 1948 (age 76); Vidalia, Georgia, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lyons ; (Lyons, Georgia)
College:	Southern (1966–1969)
NFL draft:	1970 / round: 3 / pick: 53
Career history
	Pittsburgh Steelers (1970–1983);
Career highlights and awards
	4× Super Bowl champion (IX, X, XIII, XIV); NFL Defensive Player of the Year (1975); 2× First-team All-Pro (1975, 1981); 4× Second-team All-Pro (1976–1979); 5× Pro Bowl (1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981); NFL interceptions leader (1975); NFL 1980s All-Decade Team; NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team; NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team; Pittsburgh Steelers All-Time Team; Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor; Pittsburgh Pro Football Hall of Fame; Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame;
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:
Interceptions:	57
Interception yards:	736
Touchdowns:	2
	Player stats at PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame

Melvin Cornell Blount (born April 10, 1948) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons. A five-time Pro Bowler, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989.^[1]

Blount played college football for the Southern Jaguars. He is considered one of the best cornerbacks to have ever played in the NFL.^[2] His physical style of play made him one of the most feared defensive backs in the game at a time when pass interference rules were less stringent. He founded the Mel Blount Youth Home.

^ Bradley-Stek, Tara (March 16, 1984). "Mel Blount retires after 14 year career". The Gettysburg Times. AP. p. 13. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
^ Bofah, Kofi. "The greatest NFL cornerbacks of all time". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved April 4, 2012.

[Bradley-Stek-1] Bradley-Stek, Tara (March 16, 1984). "Mel Blount retires after 14 year career". The Gettysburg Times. AP. p. 13. Retrieved February 16, 2012.

[2] Bofah, Kofi. "The greatest NFL cornerbacks of all time". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved April 4, 2012.

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