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Tom Runnels
No. 25
Date of birth(1934-01-28)January 28, 1934
Place of birthFort Worth, Texas
Date of deathApril 7, 2012(2012-04-07) (aged 78)
Place of deathGranbury, Texas
Career information
Position(s)Halfback
US collegeNorth Texas
NFL draft1956 / round: 14 / pick: 168
(by the Los Angeles Rams)
Career history
As player
1956–1957Washington Redskins
Career stats

Melvin Thomas Runnels (January 28, 1934 – April 7, 2012[1]) was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of North Texas and was drafted in the fourteenth round of the 1956 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas and died in Granbury, Texas.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Melvin Thomas "Tommy" Runnels (Obituary)". Hood County News. April 13, 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.