Tom Runnels

Melvin Thomas Runnels (January 28, 1934 April 7, 2012[1]) was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of North Texas and was drafted in the fourteenth round of the 1956 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas and died in Granbury, Texas.[1]

Tom Runnels
No. 25
Born:(1934-01-28)January 28, 1934
Fort Worth, Texas
Died:April 7, 2012(2012-04-07) (aged 78)
Granbury, Texas
Career information
Position(s)Halfback
CollegeNorth Texas
NFL draft1956 / Round: 14 / Pick: 168
(by the Los Angeles Rams)
Career history
As player
1956–1957Washington Redskins
Career stats

References

  1. "Melvin Thomas "Tommy" Runnels (Obituary)". Hood County News. April 13, 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.


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