Mel Phillips
Melvin Phillips Jr.
Born: January 6, 1942
Shelby, NC USA
Position: DB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 198
College: North Carolina A&T
High School: Cleveland (Shelby, NC)
Career: 1966-1977
Drafted: 1966 in Round 19, #172 overall (AFL) by the Buffalo Bills
Drafted: 1966 in Round 5, #69 overall by the San Francisco 49ers
Mel Phillips played from 1966 to 1977 during his career with the San Francisco 49ers. Phillips intercepted 12 passes for 129 yards in his career.
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Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 35 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 129 | 10.8 | 35 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1973 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1970 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 0 |
| 1967 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 10 |
| 1970 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 |
| 1971 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 |
| 1973 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 13 |
| 1974 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 6 |
| 1975 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 8 |
| 1976 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 |
