Mel Profit
No. 75
Profit in 1964
Born: (1941-07-30) July 30, 1941
New York City, New York, U.S.
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)SB
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight230 lb (100 kg)
CollegeUCLA
NFL draft1963 / Round: 9 / Pick: 113
Drafted byLos Angeles Rams[1]
Career history
As player
19661971Toronto Argonauts
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star1971
CFL East All-Star1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
Awards1971 - Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy

Mel Profit (born July 30, 1941 in New York, New York) was a football player in the CFL for six years. He was selected originally by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1963 NFL Draft.[1] He starred as a tight end for the Toronto Argonauts.

Mel authored a book entitled For Love, Money and Future Considerations which gave a player's view of the CFL. The book chronicled the 1971 season in which the Toronto Argonauts played in the Grey Cup, losing to the Calgary Stampeders.

References

  1. 1 2 "1963 Los Angeles Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


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