Mel Blount
Melvin Cornell Blount
Born: April 10, 1948
Vidalia, GA USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 205
College: Southern
High School: Lyons (GA)
Career: 1970-1983
Drafted: 1970 in Round 3, #53 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989
Mel Blount played from 1970 to 1983 during his career with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Blount intercepted 57 passes for 736 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 18 | 535 | 29.7 | 91 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 35 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 152 | 30.4 | 60 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 139 | 17.4 | 23 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 911 | 25.3 | 91 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 24 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 52 | 1 |
| 1975 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 11 | 121 | 11.0 | 47 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 28 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 65 | 10.8 | 37 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 55 | 13.8 | 35 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 28 | 7.0 | 17 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 106 | 17.7 | 50 | 1 |
| 1982 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 57 | 736 | 12.9 | 52 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1971 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1973 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 105 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1972 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1981 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 9 |
| 1971 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 9 |
| 1972 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 14 |
| 1973 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 14 |
| 1974 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 13 |
| 1975 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 14 |
| 1976 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 13 |
| 1978 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 16 |
| 1979 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 16 |
| 1982 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 9 |
| 1983 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 16 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 1st team All-1980s Team
1975 - AP Defensive Player of the Year
Honors
1975 - Associated Press All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1975 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1975 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1975 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1976 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1976 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1976 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1977 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1978 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1978 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1979 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1979 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1979 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1981 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1981 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1981 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
