Mel Gray (return specialist)
American football player (born 1961) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Mel Gray (return specialist)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Melvin Junius Gray (born March 16, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a kick returner in the National Football League (NFL). He played with the New Orleans Saints, Detroit Lions, Houston/Tennessee Oilers and Philadelphia Eagles. He began his professional career for the Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League (USFL), following his college football career as a running back at Purdue. Gray attended Lafayette High School in Williamsburg, Virginia, where he was teammates with future NFL players Lawrence Taylor and Ron Springs.
No. 37, 23, 21, 28 | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Position: | Wide receiver Running back Return specialist | ||||||
Personal information | |||||||
Born: | (1961-03-16) March 16, 1961 (age 63) Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 166 lb (75 kg) | ||||||
Career information | |||||||
High school: | Lafayette (Williamsburg, Virginia) | ||||||
College: | Purdue | ||||||
Supplemental draft: | 1984 / Round: 2 | ||||||
Career history | |||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||
| |||||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||||
| |||||||
Player stats at PFR | |||||||
Gray is widely considered to be one of the greatest return specialists of all time in the NFL. He holds the record for being the first, second, and third-oldest player to return a kickoff for a touchdown (33 years, 276 days; 33 years, 235 days; and 33 years, 221 days).[1]