Mel Witt

Hillery Melvin Witt (born November 23, 1945) was an American football defensive end and defensive tackle.

Mel Witt
Position:Defensive end, defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1945-11-23) November 23, 1945
Fort Worth, Texas
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:Fort Worth (TX)
College:Arlington State
NFL Draft:1967 / Round: 5 / Pick: 128
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games:35
Games started:13
Player stats at PFR

Witt was born in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1945. He attended Fort Worth High School and played college football at Arlington State (now known as Texas–Arlington) from 1964 to 1966.[1] He was the first Africa-American athlete in the Arlington State's history.[2][3]

He played professional in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) for the Boston Patriots (1967-1970). He appeared in 35 games for the Patriots, 13 as a starter.[1][4]

References
  1. "Mel Witt". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  2. "Pats Sign Witt, 3d Draft Choice". The Boston Globe. March 31, 1967. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Patriots Sign Mel Witt". Xenia Daily Gazette. March 31, 1967. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Will McDonough (August 25, 1970). "Staying mean problem for Patriots' burly Witt". The Boston Globe. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
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