| Birth Date: | 28 January 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Granbury, Texas, U.S. |
| Number: | 25 |
| Position1: | Halfback |
| College: | North Texas |
| Nfldraftedyear: | 1956 |
| Nfldraftedround: | 14 |
| Nfldraftedpick: | 168 (by the Los Angeles Rams) |
| Playing Years1: | 1956–1957 |
| Playing Team1: | Washington Redskins |
| Nfl: | RUN519110 |
| Databasefootball: | RUNNETOM01 |
Melvin Thomas Runnels (January 28, 1934 - April 7, 2012[1]) was an American football halfback in the National Football League (NFL) 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]