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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | April 10, 1948 Vidalia, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Lyons (Lyons, Georgia) | ||||||||
| College: | Southern (1966–1969) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1970 / round: 3 / pick: 53 | ||||||||
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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.