Jim Mello
James Anthony Mello
Born: November 8, 1920
Warwick, RI USA
Deceased: May 27, 2006
Mesa, AZ
Position: DB-FB-LB
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 190
College: Notre Dame
High School: West Warwick (RI)
Career: 1947-1949
Drafted: 1945 in Round 6, #47 overall by the Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers
Jim Mello played from 1947 to 1949 during his career with the Boston Yanks, Chicago Rockets, Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams. Mello ran for 308 yards in his career on 90 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 6 passes for 81 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Boston Yanks | 33 | 62 | 1.9 | 9 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 50 | 243 | 4.9 | 0 | 1 |
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 7 | 3 | 0.4 | 4 | 0 |
| NFL | 40 | 65 | 1.6 | 9 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 50 | 243 | 4.9 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 90 | 308 | 3.4 | 9 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Boston Yanks | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 23 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| NFL | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 6 | 81 | 13.5 | 23 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 20 | 0 |
| NFL | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 20 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Boston Yanks | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 28 | 0 |
| NFL | 4 | 61 | 15.2 | 28 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4 | 61 | 15.2 | 28 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Boston Yanks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1949 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFL | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1948 | AAFC Chicago Rockets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| AAFC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL | Boston Yanks | 9 | 4 |
| 1948 | AAFC | Chicago Rockets | 6 | 2 |
| 1948 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 10 | 0 |
