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Tom Runnels
No. 25
Date of birth	January 28, 1934
Place of birth	Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Date of death	April 7, 2012 (aged 78)
Place of death	Granbury, Texas, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	Halfback
US college	North Texas
NFL draft	1956 / Round: 14 / Pick: 168; (by the Los Angeles Rams)
Career history
As player
1956–1957	Washington Redskins
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com; Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

Melvin Thomas Runnels (January 28, 1934 – April 7, 2012^[1]) was an American football halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of North Texas and was drafted in the fourteenth round of the 1956 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. He was born in Fort Worth, Texas and died in Granbury, Texas.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b "Melvin Thomas "Tommy" Runnels (Obituary)". Hood County News. April 13, 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

Career information
No. 25
Date of birth	(1934-01-28)January 28, 1934
Place of birth	Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Date of death	April 7, 2012(2012-04-07) (aged 78)
Place of death	Granbury, Texas, U.S.
Position(s)	Halfback
US college	North Texas
NFL draft	1956 / Round: 14 / Pick: 168 (by the Los Angeles Rams)
Career history
As player
1956–1957	Washington Redskins

Career stats
Playing stats at NFL.com Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com