John Mellekas
No. 76, 75, 65
Position:Center
Offensive tackle Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:(1933-06-14)June 14, 1933
Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died:June 2, 2015(2015-06-02) (aged 81)
Newport, Rhode Island, U.S.
Career information
College:Arizona
NFL Draft:1956 / Round: 4 / Pick: 47
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:84
Games started:9
Fumble recoveries:5
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

John Stavros Mellekas (June 14, 1933 – June 2, 2015) was an American football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL).[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]

1961 Chicago Bears offensive line in action. "Bears Workout at Soldier Field for Armed Forces game Friday."

Following his career, he was employed by the Newport school department as a physical education teacher for 36 years, retiring in 1996. Mellekas died in his hometown of Newport, Rhode Island on June 2, 2015.[8] He was a Greek Orthodox Christian.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "John Mellekas". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  2. ↑ "Hall of fame inductees listed for Rogers High". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  3. ↑ "John Mellekas". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  4. ↑ "1956 NFL Player Draft". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  5. ↑ "Chicago Bears All-Time Roster". chicagobears.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2009. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  6. ↑ "San Francisco 49ers All-Time Roster (I-M)". sf49ers.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  7. ↑ "Philadelphia Eagles All-Time Roster". philadelphiaeagles.com. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  8. ↑ "John S. Mellekas (June 14, 1933 – June 2, 2015)". The Newport Buzz. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  9. ↑ List of Eastern Orthodox Christians#Athletes


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