Mel Profit

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Mel Profit
Mel Profit, 1964.jpg
Profit in 1964
No. 75
Position Slotback
Personal information
Born (1941-07-30) July 30, 1941 (age 84)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College UCLA
NFL draft 1963: 9th round, 113th overall pick
Career history
19661971 Toronto Argonauts
Awards and highlights

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.

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