Jim Mello
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| Positions | Fullback, linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Born | November 8, 1920 River Point, Rhode Island, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Died | May 27, 2006 (aged 85) Mesa, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | West Warwick (RI) | ||||||||||||
| College | Notre Dame | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1945: 6th round, 47th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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James Anthony Mello (November 8, 1920 – May 27, 2006) was an American football player. He won two national championships at the University of Notre Dame and went on to play professionally between 1947 and 1950 as a member of the Boston Yanks, Chicago Rockets, Los Angeles Rams, Detroit Lions, and Paterson Panthers.