Height 1.75 m College Missouri Weight 78 kg | Name Mel Gray Education University of Missouri Role American football player Positions Wide receiver | |
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Date of birth (1948-09-28) September 28, 1948 (age 67) NFL draft 1971 / Round: 6 / Pick: 147 Honors NEA 1st Team All-Pro (1974)
AP, Pro Football Weekly, PFWA 1st Team All-Pro (1975)
NEA 2nd Team All-Pro (1975) Pro bowls 1974 Pro Bowl, 1975 Pro Bowl, 1976 Pro Bowl, 1977 Pro Bowl | ||
Place of birth Fresno, California | ||
Mel gray st louis cardinal highlights
Melvin Dean Gray (born September 28, 1948) is a former National Football League wide receiver for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1971 to 1982. He attended Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa, California, the football standout was also a track and field star. While winning the 100-yard dash at the 1967 CIF California State Meet, Gray set not only the meet record but the National High School record of 9.4 in the event at the time. His meet record lasted until 1979. He accepted a scholarship to the University of Missouri. He was a sixth-round draft choice for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1971 NFL draft and was selected to four straight Pro Bowls (1974–1977). Gray caught passes in 121 consecutive games between 1973 and 1982.
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