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| Born | June 14, 1933 Newport, Rhode Island |
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| Year(s) | 1956–1963 | ||
| NFL Draft | 1956 / Round: 4 / Pick: 47 | ||
| College | Arizona | ||
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| Games played | 84 | ||
| Games started | 9 | ||
| Fumble recoveries | 5 | ||
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John Stavros Mellekas (born June 14, 1933 in Newport, Rhode Island) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League.[1]
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]