John Mellekas Explained
| John Mellekas |
| Position: | Center
Offensive tackle Defensive tackle |
| Number: | 76, 75, 65 |
| Birth Date: | June 14, 1933 |
| Birth Place: | Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Newport, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Draftyear: | 1956 |
| Draftround: | 4 |
| Draftpick: | 47 |
| College: | Arizona |
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| Statlabel1: | Games played |
| Statvalue1: | 84 |
| Statlabel2: | Games started |
| Statvalue2: | 9 |
| Statlabel3: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statvalue3: | 5 |
| Pfr: | M/MellJo20 |
John Stavros Mellekas (June 14, 1933 – June 2, 2015) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL).[1]
Mellekas played 4 years of football and basketball at Rogers High School in Newport and was named as an inaugural inductee into the Rogers High School hall of fame in January 2008[2] and then played college football at the University of Arizona.[3] He was a 4th round selection (47th overall pick) in the 1956 NFL draft by the Chicago Bears.[4] He played for the Bears (1956–1961),[5] the San Francisco 49ers (1962),[6] and the Philadelphia Eagles (1963).[7]
Following his career, he was employed by the Newport school department as a physical education teacher for 36 years, retiring in 1996. Mellekas died in his hometown of Newport, Rhode Island on June 2, 2015.[8] He was a Greek Orthodox Christian.[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: John Mellekas . 2 January 2009 . pro-football-reference.com .
- Web site: Hall of fame inductees listed for Rogers High . 2 January 2009 . .
- Web site: John Mellekas . 2 January 2009 . databasefootball.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100218042405/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=MELLEJOH01 . 18 February 2010 .
- Web site: 1956 NFL Player Draft . 2 January 2009 . databasefootball.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090102101011/http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1956&lg=nfl . 2 January 2009 .
- Web site: Chicago Bears All-Time Roster . 2 January 2009 . chicagobears.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20091116161152/http://www.chicagobears.com/tradition/AllTimeRoster.asp#m . 16 November 2009 . dead .
- Web site: San Francisco 49ers All-Time Roster (I-M) . 2 January 2009 . sf49ers.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081011123213/http://www.sf49ers.com/history/alltime_rosteri-m.php . October 11, 2008 .
- Web site: Philadelphia Eagles All-Time Roster . 2 January 2009 . philadelphiaeagles.com .
- Web site: John S. Mellekas (June 14, 1933 – June 2, 2015) . 5 June 2015 . The Newport Buzz . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150604065214/http://www.thenewportbuzz.com/rip-john-mellekas-family-man-educator-professional-football-player/1427 . 4 June 2015 .
- [List of Eastern Orthodox Christians#Athletes]
