Mel Gray (return specialist)

Return touchdowns:	9
Punt return yards:	2,753
Kick return yards:	10,250

Mel Gray
No. 37, 23, 21, 28
Position:	Wide receiver; Running back; Return specialist
Personal information
Born:	March 16, 1961 (age 63); Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	166 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lafayette; (Williamsburg, Virginia)
College:	Purdue
Supplemental draft:	1984 / round: 2
Career history
	Los Angeles Express (1984–1985); New Orleans Saints (1986–1988); Detroit Lions (1989–1994); Houston / Tennessee Oilers (1995–1997); Philadelphia Eagles (1997);
Career highlights and awards
	3× First-team All-Pro (1990, 1991, 1994); Second-team All-Pro (1992); 4× Pro Bowl (1990–1992, 1994); NFL kickoff return yards leader (1991); 2× NFL 1990s All-Decade Team; Detroit Lions 75th Anniversary Team; Detroit Lions All-Time Team; Second-team All-Big Ten (1982);
Career NFL statistics
Return touchdowns:
Return touchdowns:	9
Punt return yards:	2,753
Kick return yards:	10,250
	Player stats at PFR

Melvin Junius Gray (born March 16, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a kick returner in the National Football League (NFL). He played with the New Orleans Saints, Detroit Lions, Houston/Tennessee Oilers and Philadelphia Eagles. He began his professional career for the Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League (USFL), following his college football career as a running back at Purdue. Gray attended Lafayette High School in Williamsburg, Virginia, where he was teammates with future NFL players Lawrence Taylor and Ron Springs.

Gray is widely considered to be one of the greatest return specialists of all time in the NFL. He holds the record for being the first, second, and third-oldest player to return a kickoff for a touchdown (33 years, 276 days; 33 years, 235 days; and 33 years, 221 days).^[1]

^ "Kick Returns for TDs, Age 32+". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

[1] "Kick Returns for TDs, Age 32+". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

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