Dan Melville
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| Position | Punter | ||||||||
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| Born | March 4, 1956 San Diego, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | El Capitan (Lakeside, California) | ||||||||
| College | Grossmont (1975–1976) California (1977–1978) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1979: undrafted | ||||||||
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Daniel Lee Melville (born March 4, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a punter for one season with the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football] at Grossmont College before transferring to the California Golden Bears.
Early life and college
Daniel Lee Melville was born on March 4, 1956, in San Diego, California.[1] He attended El Capitan High School in Lakeside, California.[1]
Melville first played college football at Grossmont College from 1975 to 1976.[1] He then transferred to the University of California, Berkeley, where he was a two-year letterman for the California Golden Bears from 1977 to 1978.[1] He punted 44 times for 1,863 yards (42.3 average) his junior year in 1977, earning Coaches second-team All-Pac-10 honors.[2][3] As a senior in 1978, he punted 57 times for 2,370 yards (41.6 average), garnering Coaches second-team All-Pac-10 recognition for the second consecutive season.[2][4]
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 1979 NFL draft, Melville signed with the San Francisco 49ers on May 11.[5] He played in all 16 games for the 49ers during the 1979 season, totaling 71 punts for 2,626 yards and a 37.0 average.[6] He also recorded three rushing attempts for zero yards, one fumble, and two fumble recoveries.[6] Melville was released by the 49ers in 1980.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d "Dan Melville". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
- ^ a b "Dan Melville". sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
- ^ "Benjamin, Nelson All-Pac-8". The Times, San Mateo. November 30, 1977. p. 2S.
- ^ "Two Cougars Named to Pacific-10 Team". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 29, 1978. p. 22.
- ^ a b "Dan Melville NFL Transactions". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
- ^ a b "Dan Melville". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved December 13, 2024.