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Jul 7, 2017 · Blount, Mel Biography. Mel Blount was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 1989. Blount was also an inaugural member of the Steelers Hall of Honor as a member of the Class of 2017. There aren't many players who cause the NFL to change the rules because of their play, but there also weren't many players like Blount.
Apr 10, 2024 · In celebration of his 76th birthday (Blount was born on April 10, 1948), here are five fast facts about the Steelers legend. 1. The 'Mel Blount Rule'. Blount and the Steelers had already begun ...
Jul 23, 2021 · After eight seasons, four Super Bowls, three All-Pro nods, one Defensive Player of the Year award and 35 interceptions, the NFL decided to stop Mel Blount. They tried to stop Mel Blount. Easier ...
Mar 15, 2024 · Blount was a game-changer. There aren't many players who cause the NFL to change the rules because of their play, but there also aren't many players like Pro Football Hall of Famer Mel Blount. Blount, the Steelers third round draft pick in 1970 out of Southern University, came into the NFL with everything a coach would want…size, speed ...
Jul 26, 2016 · Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Mel Blount comes in as the 44th best player in NFL history on NFL Film's "The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players" list (2010).
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Jul 18, 2018 · Blount has two daughters and five sons. Blount was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on July 18, 2018. Football player Mel Blount was born on April 10, 1948 in Vidalia, Georgia to Alice Sharpe Blount and James Blount. A natural athlete, Blount excelled in football, baseball and track at Lyons High School. He graduated in 1966, and received an ...
Jan 26, 2007 · Mel Blount. Mel Blount played professional football with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1970 through 1983. A four-time all-pro cornerback, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989. Melvin Cornell Blount was born on April 10, 1948, in Vidalia, in Toombs County, to Alice and James Blount.
