Tom Runnels
American football player (1934–2012)
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Date of birth | (1934-01-28)January 28, 1934 |
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Place of birth | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
Date of death | April 7, 2012(2012-04-07) (aged 78) |
Place of death | Granbury, Texas, U.S. |
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Position(s) | Halfback |
US college | North Texas |
NFL draft | 1956 / round: 14 / pick: 168 (by the Los Angeles Rams) |
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1956–1957 | Washington Redskins |
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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]
References
- ^ a b "Melvin Thomas "Tommy" Runnels (Obituary)". Hood County News. April 13, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Pro-Football reference
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Los Angeles Rams 1956 NFL draft selections
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- Charlie Horton
- Leon Clarke
- Hugh Pitts
- A. D. Williams
- John Marshall
- Will Berzinski
- Jim Carmichael
- Jim Freeman
- Herb Nakkan
- Jesse Whittenton
- Eddie Vincent
- Jack Morris
- George Boyer
- Maury Woolford
- Charlie Sticka
- Jim Decker
- Em Lindbeck
- Mike Norcia
- Tommy Runnels
- Dick Shatto
- Arnie Pueller
- Jack Butler
- Jack Klotz
- Charley Dees
- John Coyne
- Milt Robichaux
- Dick Fouts
- Al Paulson
- Sam Williams
- Glen Tunning
- Hardiman Cureton
- Roger Siesel
- John Morrow
- Mickey Bates
- Dick Kackmeister
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