Mel Semenko | |
Birth Date: | 26 November 1937 |
Birth Place: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
Death Place: | Wexford, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Status: | Retired |
Import: | yes |
Position1: | Defensive end |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 2 |
Weight Lb: | 235 |
College: | Colorado |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1959 |
Nfldraftedround: | 27 |
Nfldraftedpick: | 318 |
Nfldraftedteam: | San Francisco 49ers |
Afldraftedyear: | 1960 |
Afldraftedround: | 2 |
Afldraftedpick: | First Selections |
Afldraftedteam: | Denver Broncos |
Playing Team1: | BC Lions |
Playing Years2: | - |
Playing Team2: | Ottawa Rough Riders |
Playing Years3: | 1963 |
Playing Team3: | Montreal Alouettes |
Career Highlights: |
Melvin Roy Semenko (December 12, 1937 – March 24, 2023) was a Canadian football player who played for the BC Lions, Ottawa Rough Riders and Montreal Alouettes. He played college football at the University of Colorado.[1]
Semenko died in Wexford, Pennsylvania on March 24, 2023, at the age of 85.[2]