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Melvin Farr (November 3, 1944 – August 3, 2015) was an American professional football player and businessman. A native of Beaumont, Texas, Farr played college football as a halfback on the 1965 and 1966 UCLA Bruins football teams that were ranked No. 4 and No.
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Melvin Harold Groomes (March 6, 1927 – September 11, 1997) was an American professional football player and baseball coach. He played college football at Indiana University from 1944 to 1947 and helped lead the Indiana Hoosiers football team to the Big Ten…
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Melvin Hall Jr. (born September 16, 1960) is an American former professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1981 to 1992 with the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, and New York Yankees, and in 1996 with the San Francisco Giants.
1937–
Melvin Pender Jr. (born October 31, 1937, in Atlanta, Georgia) competed as a runner in the 1964 and 1968 Olympics, winning an Olympic gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He had been a member of the Philadelphia Pioneer Track Club…
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Melvin Henry Roberts (January 18, 1943 – September 1, 2007) was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager. Primarily an outfielder during his playing days, all spent in the minor leagues, Roberts spent four seasons (1992–95) in Major…
1980–
Myreon Romel "Mel" Stocker (born August 15, 1980) is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2007.
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Mel Streeter (1931 – June 12, 2006) was an American architect and college basketball player. A native of Riverside, California, he was the second African-American basketball player at the University of Oregon for the Ducks in the early 1950s.
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Melvin Gene Tucker II (born January 4, 1972) is an American football coach and former player. He was the head football coach at Michigan State University from 2020 to 2023. Tucker was the interim head coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National…
1904–1974
Melville F. Whedbee (February 14, 1904 – July 11, 1974) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Kentucky State University in Frankfort, Kentucky from 1961 to 1966. Whedbee joined the coaching staff at…
Biography
Melanie Doggett is an American sprinter from Georgia. As a teenager she set world age-group best times in the 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres.
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Meldrick Taylor (born October 19, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2002. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the IBF junior welterweight title from 1988 to 1990, and the WBA welterweight…
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Ngoufack Mélé Temguia (born 1 August 1995) is a German professional footballer who most recently played as a centre-back for Finnish club PEPO
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Melissa Gem Johnson (born 11 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nottingham Forest in the Women's Super League 2. Born in England, she plays for the Jamaica women's national team.
1971–
Melissa Morrison-Howard, née Melissa Morrison (July 9, 1971) is an American hurdler best known for winning two Olympic bronze medals. She also won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Indoor Championships as well as one national indoor championships. From…
1973–
Melvin Cunningham (born December 16, 1973) is an American former football defensive specialist who played two seasons with the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Marshall University. He was also a member of…
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Melvin Obinna Ejim (born March 4, 1991) is a Nigerian-Canadian professional basketball player for Força Lleida of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones before playing professionally in Italy, Russia and Spain, as well as…
Biography
Melvin Gregg is an American actor known for his roles as DeMarcus Tillman in Netflix's mockumentary series American Vandal, Erick Scott in Steven Soderbergh's sports drama film High Flying Bird, Drew 'Manboy' Miller on FX's crime drama Snowfall, and Ben…
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Melvin Paul Guillard Jr.(born March 30, 1983) (known as Melvin Guillard) is an American mixed martial artist who retired September 2025. Guillard had compete in the Middleweight division, and most notably in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate…
1969–
Melvin Hunt (born December 15, 1969) is an American college assistant basketball coach of Baylor Bears men's basketball. He was previously an assistant coach of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
1960–
Melvin Spears (born January 16, 1960) is an American former football coach. He served as the head football coach at Grambling State University from 2004 to 2006 and Alcorn State University in 2011, compiling a career college football head coaching record…
1954–
Melvin Lenzo Watkins (born November 15, 1954) is an American former college basketball coach and former player.
1980
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGMembership card for the International Lawn Tennis Club of the United States of America [The International/Lawn Tennis Club/of the United States of America/Active Member/Althea Gibson Darben]. Bordered in pink.
August 1995
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn American Tennis Association lifetime membership card owned by Althea Gibson. The card is gold with black lettering. The American Tennis Association logo is in the top right corner. Written across the top of the card is “American Tennis / Association,…
1967-1969
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Men and women dancing with a crowd of drummers in a resettlement village, Kainji Reservoir region, Nigeria” (Negatives (photographic)).
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