Mel Blount     

April 10, 1948-

Vidalia, Georgia

Southern University ‘70

 

Cornerback

               

 

NFL Hall of Fame

1989

Five Pro Bowls, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1981

4-time First-team All-Pro, 1975-77, 1981

2-time Second-team All-Pro, 1978-79

Pro Bowl MVP, 1976

4-time Super Bowl champions, IX, X, XIII, XIV

NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team

NFL 1980s All-Decade Team

NFL Defensive Back of the Year, 1975

NFL Defensive Player of the Year, 1975

No. 36, The Sporting News' 100 Greatest Football Players 1999