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Melvin C. Triplett (born December 29, 1931 in Indianola, Mississippi died July 26,2002) is a former professional American football running back in the NFL for eight seasons for the New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Toledo and was drafted by the Giants in the 1955 NFL Draft, where he played for six seasons. He scored the opening touchdown against the Chicago Bears in the 1956 championship game, won by the Giants 47-7. He was named New York's outstanding offensive player in the game.
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Melvin C. Triplett (born December 29, 1931 in Indianola, Mississippi died July 26,2002) is a former professional American football running back in the NFL for eight seasons for the New York Giants. He played college football at the University of Toledo and was drafted by the Giants in the 1955 NFL Draft, where he played for six seasons. He scored the opening touchdown against the Chicago Bears in the 1956 championship game, won by the Giants 47-7. He was named New York's outstanding offensive player in the game. He left the Giants for the Minnesota Vikings, where he played in 1961 and 1962. Including both teams, he totaled 2,857 yards and 14 touchdowns in his NFL career.
Among the fans of Mel Triplett during his days on the New York Giants was a young basketball player in New York named Lew Alcindor, later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Abdul-Jabbar says in
his 1983 memoir "Giant Steps" that it was largely Triplett's wearing of uniform #33 that made
Abdul-Jabbar adopt #33 as well, a number he made famous.
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