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Mel Becket

Becket, Melvin Howard
Position: C
Height: 6-3 Weight: 225
Born: 1929
Died: December 9, 1956 Mount Slesse, BC
High School: Murray F. Tuley (Chicago, IL)

Year	College	Status
1948	Indiana	Freshmen Team
1949	Indiana	Roster
1950	Indiana	Lettered
1951	Indiana	Lettered

Draft: 8th round (87th overall) 1952 Green Bay Packers

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1953 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1953 SAS WIFU	42	C-LB	5
1954 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1954 SAS WIFU	40	C	8
1955 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1955 SAS WIFU	40	C	16
1956 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1956 SAS WIFU	40	C-DE	16
4 Years (CFL)4 Years CFL			45

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	1/17/1952	1952 Green Bay Packers (NFL)1952 GB NFL
Signed	4/21/1953	1953 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1953 SAS WIFU
Deceased	12/9/1956	1956 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1956 SAS WIFU

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1953 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1953 SAS WIFU	1	1	1.0	1	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	1	1	1.0	1	0

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1954 Sasakatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1954 SAS WIFU	1	-	10	10.0	10	0	0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	1		10	10.0	10	0	0	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1954 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1954 SAS WIFU				1	1	0	0
1955 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1955 SAS WIFU	0	0		3	3	0	0
1956 Saskatchewan Roughriders (WIFU)1956 SAS WIFU	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	0	0	0	5	5	0	0

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