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Melvin Farr (November 3, 1944 – August 3, 2015) was an American professional football player and businessman. A native of Beaumont, Texas, Farr played college football as a halfback on the 1965 and 1966 UCLA Bruins football teams that were ranked No. 4 and No. 5 respectively in the final AP Polls.
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- November 3, 1944
Mel Farr was a former Detroit Lions running back who became a successful auto industry leader and a BE 100s top dealer. He died in 2015 after a long career of innovation, advocacy and marketing in the auto business.
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Aug 4, 2015 · The Lions announced the death of Mel Farr, who was the No. 7 overall pick in the 1967 draft out of UCLA. Farr played six seasons for the Lions and was a member of the 1967 NFL champion team.
- Michael Rothstein
Aug 5, 2015 · Mel Farr, a running back who rushed for over 3,000 yards in seven seasons with the Detroit Lions and was an N.F.L. co-rookie of the year in 1967, died on Monday. He was 70....
Aug 21, 2002 · Mel Farr, Sr. was a former NFL running back and a successful auto dealer. He founded the Mel Farr Auto Group, which became the top African American business in the country and the thirty-third largest auto dealership in the US.
Mel Farr Sr. was a UCLA football star and a NFL rookie of the year in 1967. He also has two sons who played for UCLA in 1987.
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