- Steve Meilinger
NFLretired
position=End
number=86
birthdate=Birth date and age|1930|12|12|mf=yBethlehem, Pennsylvania
deathdate=
debutyear=1956
finalyear=1961
draftyear=1954
draftround=1
draftpick=8
college=Kentucky
teams=
*Washington Redskins (1956-1957)
*Green Bay Packers (1958-1960)
*Pittsburgh Steelers (1961)
stat1label=Receiving yards
stat1value=863
stat2label=Average
stat2value=14.4
stat3label=Touchdown s
stat3value=8
nfl=MEI118654Stephen Frank Meilinger (born
December 12 ,1930 in Bethlehem,Pennsylvania ) is a formerAmerican football end in theNational Football League for theWashington Redskins , theGreen Bay Packers , and thePittsburgh Steelers . He playedcollege football at theUniversity of Kentucky and was drafted in the first round of the1954 NFL Draft .Following his NFL career, Meilinger joined the
United States Marshals Service . During his Marshal's Service career, he was one of the original agents for theUnited States Federal Witness Protection Program , and eventually was promoted to Chief Deputy for the Eastern District of Kentucky, where he served until his retirement.
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