Mel Farr Jr.

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Mel Farr Jr.
No. 22, 34, 81
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1966-08-12) August 12, 1966 (age 58)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
College: UCLA
NFL draft: 1988  / Round: 9 / Pick: 248
(by the Denver Broncos) [1]
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:1
Player stats at PFR

Melvin Farr Jr. (born August 12, 1966) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for one season for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He attended and played college football for the UCLA Bruins. He was selected by the Denver Broncos in the ninth round of the 1988 NFL draft. [2]

Farr is part of a family full of professional football players. Farr is the son of former NFL player Mel Farr, the nephew of former American Football League (AFL) and NFL player Miller Farr, and the older brother of former NFL player Mike Farr.

Farr is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. [3]

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References

  1. "1988 Denver Broncos". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2007. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  2. "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  3. "Home". Archived from the original on April 19, 2010. Retrieved January 30, 2008.