Mel Profit

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Mel Profit
Date of birth: (1941-07-30) July 30, 1941
Place of birth: United States New York City, New York
Career information
Status: Retired
CFL status: Import
Position(s): SB
Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight: 230 lb (100 kg)
College: UCLA
NFL Draft: 1963 / Round: 9 / Pick: 113
Drafted by: Los Angeles Rams
Organizations
As player:
1966-1971 Toronto Argonauts
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star: 1971
CFL East All-Star: 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
Awards: 1971 - 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. 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.

External links

Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy - MVP in the IRFU or CFL Eastern Conference (prior to 1973)

Before re-purposing in 1973 the trophy was awarded to the player who best exemplified skill, sportsmanship, and courage in the IRFU or the CFL East

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