Mel Tom

{{Short description|American football player (1941–2006)}}

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{{Infobox gridiron football person

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| image = Mel Tom.jpg

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1941|8|4}}

| birth_place = Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2006|4|27|1941|8|4}}

| death_place = Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.

| team =

| number = 58, 99, 89

| status =

| position1 = Defensive end

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| college = San Jose State

| NFLDraftedYear = 1966

| NFLDraftedRound = 6

| NFLDraftedPick = 89

| NFLDraftedTeam =

| AFLDraftedYear = 1966

| AFLDraftedRound = Red Shirt 9

| AFLDraftedPick = 80

| AFLDraftedTeam = Oakland Raiders{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/1966AFLDraft.html|title=1966 AFL Draft|access-date=March 23, 2017|archive-date=October 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003014055/https://www.profootballarchives.com/1966AFLDraft.html|url-status=dead}}

| playing_years1 = 1967–1973

| playing_team1 = Philadelphia Eagles

| playing_years2 = 1973–1975

| playing_team2 = Chicago Bears

| career_highlights =

| DatabaseFootball = TOMMEL01

}}

Melvyn Maile Tom (August 4, 1941 – April 27, 2006) was an American professional football defensive lineman who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and Chicago Bears. Mel is the father of Landon Tom and Logan Tom, member of the 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 American Olympic indoor volleyball teams. He died at age 64 of heart failure.{{cite news | title=Former NFL player Mel Tom, 64, dies |url=https://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Apr/28/br/br02p.html |date=April 28, 2006 |work=The Honolulu Advertiser}}