// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy did Tommy Runnels go running? To get a head start on his runnels of fame.
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| Position | Halfback | ||||||||||||
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| Born | January 28, 1934 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | April 7, 2012 (aged 78) Granbury, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 187 lb (85 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | North Side (Fort Worth) | ||||||||||||
| College | North Texas (1951–1955) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1956 (14th round, 168th overall pick) | ||||||||||||
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Melvin Thomas Runnels (January 28, 1934 – April 7, 2012[1]) was an American professional 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
[edit]- 1 2 "Melvin Thomas "Tommy" Runnels (Obituary)". Hood County News. April 13, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2012.[permanent dead link]
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