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John Stavros Mellekas (June 14, 1933 – June 2, 2015) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League.[1]

John Mellekas
No. 76, 75, 65
Position:Center
Offensive tackle Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:(1933-06-14)June 14, 1933
Newport, Rhode Island
Died:June 2, 2015(2015-06-02) (aged 81)
Newport, Rhode Island
Career information
College:Arizona
NFL Draft:1956 / Round: 4 / Pick: 47
Career history
  • Chicago Bears (1956–1961)
  • San Francisco 49ers (1962)
  • Philadelphia Eagles (1963)
Career highlights and awards
  • Rogers High School Hall of Fame, 2008
Career NFL statistics
Games played:84
Games started:9
Fumble recoveries:5
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

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]

1961 Chicago Bears offensive line in action. Bears Workout at Soldier Field for Armed Forces game Friday.
1961 Chicago Bears offensive line in action. "Bears Workout at Soldier Field for Armed Forces game Friday."

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][circular reference]


References


  1. "John Mellekas". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  2. "Hall of fame inductees listed for Rogers High". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  3. "John Mellekas". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  4. "1956 NFL Player Draft". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  5. "Chicago Bears All-Time Roster". chicagobears.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  6. "San Francisco 49ers All-Time Roster (I-M)". sf49ers.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  7. "Philadelphia Eagles All-Time Roster". philadelphiaeagles.com. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  8. "John S. Mellekas (June 14, 1933 – June 2, 2015)". The Newport Buzz. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  9. List of Eastern Orthodox Christians#Athletes


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