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Melvin Jack Hein (August 22, 1909 – January 31, 1992), nicknamed "Old Indestructible", was an American football player and coach. In the era of one-platoon football , he played as a center (then a position on both offense and defense) and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1954 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame ...
13 de jun. de 2016 · Pro Football Hall of Fame Center Mel Hein comes in at number 96 on NFL Films' "The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players" list produced in 2010.
Mel Hein was a durable and versatile center for the New York Giants for 15 seasons, earning eight straight All-NFL selections and one MVP award. He also played linebacker, contained Don Hutson, and led Washington State to a Rose Bowl bid.
16 de jul. de 2021 · Mel Hein at a glance. “The younger generation of Giants rooters know only the name of this legendary linebacker and center of more than half a century ago,” famed New York Times sports...
2 de feb. de 1992 · Mel Hein, the great center-linebacker who was the iron man and captain of the Giants teams that won seven division titles and two league championships in the 1930's and...
1 de ene. de 2015 · Hein took time out only in two games and was injured only once. He was named the league's Most Valuable Player in 1938 after anchoring a line that helped guide the Giants to the NFL Championship with a 23-17 victory over the Green Bay Packers in the Polo Grounds.
Mel Hein played center for Washington State in the one- platoon era when centers regularly played linebacker on defense. He was an All-America in 1930. In a game with Idaho he intercepted eight passes.
