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Mel Profit

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Mel Profit
No. 75
Profit in 1964
Born: (1941-07-30) July 30, 1941 (age 83)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)SB
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Weight230 lb (100 kg)
CollegeUCLA
NFL draft1963, round: 9, pick: 113
Drafted byLos Angeles Rams[1]
Career history
As player
19661971Toronto Argonauts
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star1971
CFL East All-Star1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
Awards1971 - Jeff Russel Memorial Trophy

Mel Profit (born July 30, 1941) is an American former professional Canadian football player who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for six years. He was selected originally by the Los Angeles Rams in the 1963 NFL draft.[1] He starred as a tight end for the Toronto Argonauts.

Profit authored a book entitled For Love, Money and Future Considerations which gave a player's view of the CFL. The book chronicled the 1971 season in which the Toronto Argonauts played in the Grey Cup, losing to the Calgary Stampeders.

References

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  1. ^ a b "1963 Los Angeles Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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